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Kate Turska
Kate Turska is a New Zealand citizen originally from Ukraine. Born and raised in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, she moved to New Zealand in early 2000s. Alongside her corporate career in professional services and IT, Kate has been deeply involved in the Ukrainian community in New Zealand, currently serving as Chair of the Ukrainian Association of New Zealand (North). Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Kate co-founded Mahi for Ukraine with a team of volunteers and has led the initiative since, coordinating with other community groups, the NGO sector, and government organizations. In June 2023, Kate was sanctioned by the Russian Federation and added to its banned list.
Articles
Undercounted and erased: The world has underestimated how many civilians Russia has killed in Ukraine
Leaving a permanent stain on the reputation of the New York Times, Pulitzer laureate Walter Duranty wrote in 1933: "You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs." The Soviet experiment was the omelette. The eggs were millions of Ukrainians deliberately starved by Moscow for wanting freedom. And the bloodthirsty chef was Joseph Stalin — a tyrant whose only rival in genocidal ambition at the time was Adolph Hitler.
Duranty parroted Kremlin talking points, dismissed eyewitness accounts, and de
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