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| 'I am alive!' - medic injured in Kiev tweets after surviving bullet wound | 'I am alive!' - medic injured in Kiev tweets after surviving bullet wound |
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| A young woman who tweeted “I’m dying” after she was shot in the neck in Kiev has posted a message on Twitter announcing she is alive. | A young woman who tweeted “I’m dying” after she was shot in the neck in Kiev has posted a message on Twitter announcing she is alive. |
| Olesya Zhukovskaya, 21, became an unexpected symbol of the protests in Ukraine after a grim photo of the volunteer medic circulated on social media on Thursday, coupled with a tweet from her account which read: “I’m dying”. Early reports suggested Zhukovskaya had succumbed to her injuries, but it later transpired she had survived and was in hospital in Kiev. | |
| On Friday morning, Zhukovskaya tweeted: “I am alive! Thank you to everyone who supported and prayed for me. I am in a hospital, my condition is stable so far!” | On Friday morning, Zhukovskaya tweeted: “I am alive! Thank you to everyone who supported and prayed for me. I am in a hospital, my condition is stable so far!” |
| Я жива! Дякую всім,хто підтримує та молиться за мене! / Я в лікарні.стан поки що стабільний! | Я жива! Дякую всім,хто підтримує та молиться за мене! / Я в лікарні.стан поки що стабільний! |
| In subsequent tweets, she apologised for being unable to answer calls, saying “It is very painful to talk.” She added: “This is the beginning of hard work in treatment and rehabilitation.” | In subsequent tweets, she apologised for being unable to answer calls, saying “It is very painful to talk.” She added: “This is the beginning of hard work in treatment and rehabilitation.” |
| Her message was received with an outpouring of sympathy from well-wishers from all over the world. “Stay strong and live a long life Olesya! Ukranian, Turkish,Venezuelan, Brazilian, we’re all together in this! Love and hugs,” wrote one of her supporters. | |
| The Hungarian Red Cross also made a show of support for the young medic, tweeting a picture of 200 volunteers who had gathered to spell out her name. | The Hungarian Red Cross also made a show of support for the young medic, tweeting a picture of 200 volunteers who had gathered to spell out her name. |
| 200 volunteers of the Hungarian Red Cross express their solidarity. Get well soon, @OlesyaZhukovska ! pic.twitter.com/RIfhUUTyWn | 200 volunteers of the Hungarian Red Cross express their solidarity. Get well soon, @OlesyaZhukovska ! pic.twitter.com/RIfhUUTyWn |
| Ukrainian legislator Iryna Herashchenko visited the 21-year-old in hospital on Thursday. She told NBC News that they feared Zhukovskaya was dead before they got her to the hospital. | Ukrainian legislator Iryna Herashchenko visited the 21-year-old in hospital on Thursday. She told NBC News that they feared Zhukovskaya was dead before they got her to the hospital. |
| “Thankfully they were able to operate on her and she made it through,” she said. “She was in intensive care but now she has been moved to another ward where she is now with her family.” | “Thankfully they were able to operate on her and she made it through,” she said. “She was in intensive care but now she has been moved to another ward where she is now with her family.” |
| According to Zhukovskaya’s social media profiles, written in Ukrainian, she arrived in Kiev this week and was shot the day after her very first visit to Independence Square, which has been the scene of clashes between protestors and police since November. All-night talks led to a breakthrough on Friday afternoon, with the German Foreign Office confirming the protest council has signed a deal with the president. | According to Zhukovskaya’s social media profiles, written in Ukrainian, she arrived in Kiev this week and was shot the day after her very first visit to Independence Square, which has been the scene of clashes between protestors and police since November. All-night talks led to a breakthrough on Friday afternoon, with the German Foreign Office confirming the protest council has signed a deal with the president. |