🕯 Nationwide minute of silence .
32-year-old fighter of the International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ian Frank Tortorici from the USA died on June 27, 2023 during a Russian missile attack on the center of Kramatorsk. The epicenter of the explosion was a catering establishment, residential buildings and other premises. This shelling claimed the lives of 13 people.
Ian Frank Tortorici is from Lake Forest, California. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He fought for 15 months as part of the "50/50" military group in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and other areas.
"Ian has lived a busy life. He traveled to Europe several times with only a rucksack and a sleeping bag. His family found out about his whereabouts by chance through photos from different countries. He lived a simple, adventurous lifestyle, worked full-time and paid for his own education at college, had very little debt, Ian dreamed of living on a quiet farm anywhere in the world.
He didn't care about luxuries or money. Ian lived impressions and adventures. He was wounded only once, he was contused, but after recovery he continued to fight. He was a brave, authoritative warrior. On the day of the tragedy, he was off duty. Went to a pizzeria in Kramatorsk to eat. Died on the spot. He will always be remembered and respected as a hero," Ed Flores, a friend of the deceased, said.
The deceased soldier is survived by his girlfriend, relatives in the USA and friends in Ukraine.
Maryana Trysko came from Italy to defend Ukraine. She lived there for 14 years. Raised two children: son Eduard and daughter Roberta.
The woman had a medical education and worked in this field. When the full-scale war broke out, an Italian man told her: “There is war in your country. You are a doctor, your country needs you."
Maryana became a combat medic of the 102nd separate brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Received the call sign Kvitka.
The woman is remembered as a brave and bright person who professionally performed her work.
Maryana Tryasko died on September 24, 2022.
Recently, a memorial plaque was opened in her honor in the defender's homeland, in the city of Dolyna in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
It is located on the facade of one of the buildings of the Dolyna multidisciplinary hospital, where Maryana used to work as a nurse.
📷 Dolyna City Council
Camille, from the Philippines, is the live-in caregiver of 95-year-old Nitza. When Hamas attacked Kibbutz Nirim on Oct 7, Camille found herself face-to-face with Hamas terrorists in their home.
Camille had saved 1,500 shekels ($370 USD) to give her family ahead of a planned trip to the Philippines. Without a second thought, she handed the money to the terrorists and said, “Take everything, just don't take the flight ticket. She’s an old woman and doesn’t understand what’s happening. Take the money and go.”
Miraculously, the terrorists took the money and left. Camille climbed into Nitza's bed and hugged her until they were finally rescued. Camille later canceled her trip because as she said, "I feel that I cannot leave her, I feel that she is my best friend."
Camille is an extraordinary and heroic human. If only there were more people like her.
🕯 9:00 - minute of silence
Dmytro Chasovsky died on August 13, 2023 in Donetsk region. He was 33.
Dmytro lived in the city of Chervonograd, Lviv region. He worked in a mine. He tried to devote all his free time to his family.
During the full-scale war, the man was mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces. Dmytro served as an artilleryman of the 80th ODSHBr.
During his service, he was awarded the medal "For Military Service to Ukraine".
Colleagues and comrades remember Dmytro as a faithful, reliable comrade, a kind, decent person, a brave, selfless son of Ukraine.
The soldier is survived by his mother, wife, son, daughter, relatives, friends and siblings.
Hamas terrorists were under the influence of drugs during the attack on Israel.
The Hamas terrorists who carried out the surprise attack on Israel on 07 October 2023 were under the influence of Captagon, a synthetic amphetamine-type stimulant.
It was clandestinely produced in southern Europe and trafficked through Turkey to consumer markets in the Arabian Peninsula.
The tablets were recovered from the pockets of many Hamas terrorists who died on Israeli soil.
Hamas = savage drug addicts
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