Vita Zaverukha

Vita Zaverukha
Native name
Ukrainian: Вікторія Ігорівна Заверуха
Birth nameVictoria Ihorivna Zaverukha
Born1996 (age 27–28)
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Allegiance Aidar
Years of service2014 – 2015

Victoria Ihorivna Zaverukha (Ukrainian: Вікторія Ігорівна Заверуха), better known as Vita Zaverukha, is a Ukrainian nationalist militant and ex-member of the volunteer battalion Aidar. Following Elle France's publication in 2014 of an article on pro-government female fighters in the war in Donbas, she became known for publishing neo-Nazi content on social media.[1][2] In 2015, she was arrested on charges of participating in a robbery in Kyiv that resulted in the death of two policemen of the Berkut special force.[3][4] A public campaign for her liberation developed from nationalist right-wing circles.[5] She was released on bail in 2017[6] and later released from the investigation.[7] Following the 2022 Russian invasion, she reportedly joined the territorial defense near Kyiv.[7]

  1. ^ Trisko Darden, Jessica; Alexis, Henshaw; Ora, Szekely (March 2019). Insurgent Women: Female Combatants in Civil Wars. Georgetown University Press. ISBN 978-1626166660.
  2. ^ Etancelin, Valentin (2014-12-31). "Les excuses de ELLE pour son interview d'une néo-nazie ukrainienne". HuffPost (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-22.
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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 19-year-old Vita was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Повна історія справи Заверухи і Ко. Їм можуть "пришити" вбивство Бузини - 20 хвилин" [The full history of the case of Zaverukha and Co. They can "sewn" the murder of Buzyna]. vn.20minut.ua (in Ukrainian). May 13, 2015. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
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  7. ^ a b "Вінницька «месниця» Вітамінка воює в теробороні під Києвом. Знайшли відео Віти Заверухи - 20 хвилин" [Vinnytsia "avenger" Vitaminka is fighting in the territorial defense near Kyiv. We found the video of Vita Zaverukha]. vn.20minut.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-12-11.