Crystal Hearts

this broke me today 😢 Iryna Tsybuh, an incredible combat medic, whose unit I was delivering medical supplies to, got killed yesterday while trying to save people on the frontlines ⛑️💔 she was also a journalist, an educator, an activist…what a huge loss for Ukraine & everyone who was lucky to know her 🫂

The reality of war: instead of meeting up with people who inspire you, you visit their burial sites at cemeteries 🥺🇺🇦

The last time I spoke with Iryna was to ask what supplies @crystalhearts could provide to her medical team before the russians killed her. She had a bright future and an amazing career ahead of her, but now she is forever 25 years old. We have many mutual friends who are still grieving; her absence is deeply felt by everyone. Got to visit today right before I left Lviv. 

She was a true hero and that’s not a word used lightly, Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree awarding Iryna “Cheka” Tsybukh the title of Hero of Ukraine, posthumously ❤️‍🩹🫂

/crystal-hearts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to providing assistance in active war zones, currently delivering aid to Ukraine 🤍 founded by @irinaliakh

nonprofit founder /crystal-hearts @crystalhearts 🤍🇺🇦 community builder, storyteller, activist📍Venice Beach

𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚛 in training. I study how shared identities form around new technology. In my spare time, I create and collect jpegs.