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'She loved fighting on the zero line' — The stories of 4 women killed defending Ukraine
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'She loved fighting on the zero line' — The stories of 4 women killed defending Ukraine

by Asami Terajima

Ukraine is still mourning Lana Chornohorska, a 26-year-old drone pilot beloved by many as a "catalyst" in art and cultural activism who never seemed to run out of energy. Chornohorska, who went by her callsign "Satie," was fatally injured by a Russian drone in southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Jan. 1. Her unit, Ukrainian Volunteer Army, praised her as a devoted and courageous person who was not only a soldier, but "a prominent cultural figure." The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in March 20

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