As part of the “Light of Remembrance” initiative, launched by the non-governmental organization “Order of St. Panteleimon” with the support of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, every Friday at 10:00 a.m. we honor the medical professionals who lost their lives as a result of Russia’s armed aggression.
On August 8, 2025, a kind-hearted person and dedicated professional, medical worker Olga Yakovleva, tragically lost her life as a result of a cynical strike by an enemy FPV drone.
She was a family physician of the highest category and acting director of the Kostyantynivka City Council’s Center for Primary Health Care. Her life was cut short in the middle of the day on August 8 of last year, when an enemy drone struck the car in which Olga Yurievna and her colleagues were traveling through the city, performing their professional duties. A nurse, the facilities manager, and the driver were also injured in this attack.
Olga Yakovleva dedicated her entire life to serving others. Even during the darkest days of full-scale war, she did not abandon her hometown of Kostiantynivka or her patients. Her daily choice—to be there for those in need, to treat patients under fire, and to keep the faith in life—was the highest expression of courage and self-sacrifice.
This is not merely the loss of a leader and a talented physician; it is the loss of a person with a big heart, an unbreakable heroine who remained true to the Hippocratic Oath until her very last breath.
The medical community and the entire region extend their sincere condolences to Olga Yurievna’s family and loved ones. No words can ease the pain of this irreparable loss.
The fond memory of you, Olga Yurievna, will forever remain in our hearts, in the grateful memories of your patients, and in the history of our resilient medical profession.
Eternal memory to the heroine in the white coat...
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About the “Light of Remembrance” Project
The Order of St. Panteleimon, with the support of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, in collaboration with the National Scientific Medical Library of Ukraine (NSMLU) and the Order’s Regional Councils, is implementing the “Light of Remembrance” project. We are collecting stories of fallen medical workers so that every act of heroism is recorded in history.
If you have information about fallen medical workers, please send it to: [email protected].
(Be sure to include “Light of Memory,” your region, and your last name in the subject line.)