32-year-old Second Lieutenant Karina Kryachko died on January 10, 2023, following a traffic accident in Sloviansk. She never regained consciousness.
Karina was born in Sloviansk and graduated from School No. 5 with a gold medal. After her father died of a heart attack, she decided to become a doctor. She graduated from Donetsk National Medical University and, while still a student, completed an internship with the ambulance service.
Upon returning to her hometown, she worked in the hospital’s cardiology department, and starting in 2014, at the ambulance station.
In 2020, Karina joined the 18th Sloviansk Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. She served as a medical instructor and later at the medical station of the medical unit. During the full-scale war, she took part in combat operations in Lysychansk, Toretsk, Bakhmut, and Zarichne.
Karina was buried in Sloviansk. She is survived by her mother.
At 9:00 a.m.—a nationwide minute of silence. The Donetsk Regional Military Administration and the Memorial platform honor the fallen defenders from the Donetsk region.