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5 days ago
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Polish scientists name new tardigrade species after Hero of Ukraine Bizhan Sharopov
Polish researchers working in Ecuador have discovered a new species of tardigrade and named it after Bizhan Sharopov, a Ukrainian biologist and soldier who was killed in action in 2022. Source: Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Details: Tardigrades (Tardigrada) are microscopic invertebrates known for their ability to survive in extreme conditions – from outer space to boiling temperatures, radiation and complete dehydration. These organisms can enter a state of cryptobiosis, in which their metabolism nearly stops, allowing them to survive for decades. A team of scientists from the universities of Poznań and Gdańsk recently described several new tardigrade species discovered in Ecuador in the journal One of them – Macrobiotus sharopovi – was named in honour of Hero of Ukraine Bizhan Sharopov. "The authors dedicated the species name to Ukrainian scientist Dr Bizhan Sharopov, neurophysiologist, activist and soldier who tragically died in action defending Ukraine during the Russia–Ukraine War," the article reads. A new species of tardigrade named after Bizhan Sharopov. Photo: journal Sharopov graduated from the biology programme at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. He was an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity and served in the Aidar battalion in 2014-2015. After being demobilised, he defended his PhD thesis and continued his scientific work. From 2019 to 2021, Sharopov chaired the Council of Young Scientists at the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology and was a researcher at the Department of Neuromuscular Physiology at the same institute, as well as the chief biologist at Ukrainian Genetic Technologies. At the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Sharopov returned to the front as part of the 112th Territorial Defence Brigade. He went missing in action in April 2022. "You were a brilliant scientist. One of the best science communicators in the country. And you were a true warrior. Heroes die, sadly. It's hard to fathom the abyss of ideas and plans that perished with you," wrote his friend and physicist Anton Senenko. In 2023, his death was officially confirmed and he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine. In 2024, a final paper he had been working on was published posthumously in the prestigious Journal of Physiology (London). Background: Ukrainian researchers have previously named a newly discovered insect species after the Heavenly Hundred, the group of protesters killed during the Revolution of Dignity. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
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MPs appeal to Zelensky with request to award title of Hero of Ukraine to journalist Roshchyna
Ukrainian lawmakers on May 14 backed an appeal to award journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was killed in Russian captivity, the title of Hero of Ukraine, Suspilne reported. A total of 246 MPs voted in favor of awarding Roshchyna the title. The appeal now has to be signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Roshchyna, 27, disappeared in August 2023 while reporting from Ukraine's Russian-occupied territories. Moscow admitted she was in Russian detention the following year. Her body was returned to Ukraine in late February and falsely labeled as that of an "unidentified man." A forensic examination was later able to identify the body as Roshchyna's through DNA testing. Ukrainian officials confirmed Roshchyna's death on Oct. 10, 2024, but said that the circumstances were still under investigation. Russia claims Roshchyna died on Sept. 19, 2024. A recent large-scale media investigation revealed that Roshchyna's body had been returned with missing organs, possibly an attempt to obscure signs of suffocation or strangulation. The Media Initiative for Human Rights, a Ukrainian NGO, reported that Roshchyna had been held in at least two notorious Russian prisons: Penal Colony 77 in Berdiansk in occupied Ukraine and Detention Center 2 in Russia's Taganrog. Both facilities are known for the use of torture against prisoners. Roshchyna was also detained in March 2022 for 10 days by Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers while leaving Berdiansk in the direction of Mariupol. As a condition of her release, she was forced to record a video saying Russian forces had saved her life. Read also: What we know about Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
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Ukrainian Parliament asks Zelenskyy to posthumously award title Hero of Ukraine to journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna
The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) has asked President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to posthumously award the title of Hero of Ukraine to journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna. Source: Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne Details: The request was supported by 246 Members of Parliament. Viktoriia Roshchyna worked for such media outlets as Ukrainska Pravda, Radio Ukraine, UA:Pershyi, hromadske, News of Donbas, and Radio Liberty. In 2022, she received the Courage in Journalism Award of the International Women's Media Foundation. In March 2022, Russian troops detained Viktoriia in the temporarily occupied city of Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, but she was released at that time. In summer 2022, Roshchyna attempted to enter the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine for a reporting assignment. According to her father, Volodymyr Roshchyn, on 27 July, Viktoriia left Ukraine for Poland and intended to reach the occupied areas in eastern Ukraine via Russia. On 3 August, during her last conversation with her family, she said she had been undergoing checks at the border for several days but did not specify her location. That same day, she went missing. In May 2024, Russia confirmed it had detained Viktoriia. The Russian Ministry of Defence sent a letter to her father, Volodymyr Roshchyn, confirming her arrest. On 10 October 2024, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announced that Viktoriia Roshchyna had died in Russian captivity. Andrii Yusov, representative of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, stated that Viktoriia had been on the list for a prisoner exchange and was expected to return home soon. On 11 October, the Prosecutor General's Office reported that, in light of information about her death in Russia, the criminal case initially opened regarding her disappearance had been reclassified. It is now being investigated as a war crime involving intentional murder. Investigators from discovered that Roshchyna had been brutally tortured in Russian captivity. She had stab wounds on her body and had been electrocuted, and staff at the Russian penal colony where she was held hid her away when inspections were carried out. Read more: The Viktoriia Project: the story of the captivity and torture endured by journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna and thousands of Ukrainians imprisoned by Russia Read some of Viktoriia Roshchyna's writing for Ukrainska Pravda here. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
South China Morning Post
13-04-2025
- Politics
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Ukrainian F-16 pilot killed in combat, Zelensky says
A Ukrainian fighter pilot flying a Western F-16 fighter plane died during a mission, the country's leader confirmed on Saturday. Advertisement 'Captain Pavlo Ivanov was killed today during a fight in an F-16,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, and expressed his condolences to his family. He said the circumstances of his death would be clarified. Zelensky also posthumously awarded Ivanov, 26, the title 'Hero of Ukraine'. Kyiv called repeatedly for F-16 fighter jets during the summer of 2024 before receiving the US-made aircraft from Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway. Ukraine later also received French Mirage aircraft. The embattled country deploys the fighters primarily for defence against Russian missile and drone attacks. Advertisement It was not clear what happened to the plane itself, but the BBC's Ukrainian service later reported that the aircraft had been shot down by Russian missiles over the Sumy region in northeast Ukraine, citing government sources.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Politics
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Ukrainian F-16 pilot killed in combat
A Ukrainian fighter pilot flying a Western F-16 fighter jet died during a mission, the president confirmed on Saturday. "Captain Pavlo Ivanov was killed today during a fight in an F-16," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, and expressed his condolences to his family. He said the circumstances of his death would be clarified. Zelensky also posthumously awarded Ivanov, 26, the title "Hero of Ukraine." Kiev called repeatedly for F-16 fighter jets during the summer of 2024 before receiving the US-made aircraft from Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway. Ukraine later also received French Mirage aircraft. The embattled country deploys the fighter jets primarily for defence against Russian missile and drone attacks. It was not clear what happened to the plane itself, but the BBC's Ukrainian service later reported that the aircraft had been shot down by Russian missiles over the Sumy region in north-east Ukraine, citing government sources. If true, it means Kiev has lost a second fighter jet, having lost the first F-16 in the summer. After that loss, Zelensky sacked Air Force Chief Mykola Oleshchuk.
