Inna Derusova | |
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 Derusova with her Defender of the Motherland Medal | |
| Native name | Інна Дерусова |
| Born | July 5, 1970 Kryvyi Rih,[1] Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Died | February 26, 2022 (aged 51) Okhtyrka, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Service/ |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 2015–2022 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |  Order of the Gold Star (posthumously) |
Inna Mykolaivna Derusova (Ukrainian: Інна Миколаївна Дерусова, ‹See Tfd›Russian: Инна Николаевна Дерусова; 5 July 1970 – 26 February 2022) was a Ukrainian military medic who was the first woman to be posthumously awarded the Hero of Ukraine distinction.[2][3]
- ^ МИКИТЮК, Виктория (15 March 2022). ""Зная Инну, она по-другому и не могла погибнуть"" ["Knowing Inna, she could not have died differently"]. Fakty i Kommentarii (in Russian). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ ОХРИМЕНКО, Ольга (13 March 2022). "Вперше звання Героя України посмертно присвоєно жінці" [For the first time, the title of Hero of Ukraine was posthumously awarded to a woman]. Fakty i Kommentarii (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Шушківський, А. І. (8 July 2023). Дерусова Інна Миколаївна (in Ukrainian). Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.