Journalist Vira Hyrych, 55, was going to bed when, at the age of 28, she was killed by a Russian missile that hit her building in Kiev. As a producer at Radio Liberty, where he has worked since 2018, he had a habit of sharing on social media the behind-the-scenes war in Ukraine that killed 21 more journalists and how the lives of his parents had been greatly affected.
The journalist said, “At eighty, my family has stood the test!” Wrote.
His family lives in a house in a village near Kyiv, which has been isolated due to conflict. He left his family and an adult son.
According to Hyrych, his father’s old wood stove was what still allowed them to cook. On Facebook, he showed his mother’s house without communication, electricity, water and gas.
“Today an old peasant stove saves my family’s life. There is no way to reach the village while the Armed Forces are chasing the remnants of Russian tanks. My family has no electricity in a house for the second week. It’s harder every day. When the gas from the stove goes out, the fireplace finds work again. When the car runs out of gas, the phone goes blank and the unknown will come,” he said.
“It won’t be possible to restore networks quickly, but the most important thing is connectivity and opportunity for food delivery.”
The journalist remained in Kiev in the midst of the war, precisely to be close to his family. In social networks it is possible to find reports, videos and photos of the life of Ukrainians during the war.
Early in the conflict, it showed the first sounds of Russian attacks. “Explosions are heard in a nearby suburb. Don’t panic,” he wrote.
Victim of Russian attack
The attack on Vira’s apartment was reported by fellow journalist Oleksandr Demchenko of Radio Liberty, a US government-funded organization that broadcasts news in areas where free press may be restricted or not yet established.
He posted a snapshot of the building where the first floors were completely destroyed and one of the windows was completely shattered and the car that would become Vira can be seen.
“There is no more faith,” Oleksandr complained.
His death was mourned by colleagues and politicians who knew him from his years on major Ukrainian television channels.
“Oh my God! I knew Vira personally. We’ve been in touch these two months. [de guerra]. He asked me to comment, he asked me to participate in the broadcasts,” he said.
As of April 27, the Broadcasting and Television Committee of the Ukrainian government counted 243 attacks on journalists and media outlets, 22 journalists died as a result of bombings while covering the war or while not working.
source: Noticias
