Olga Kachura

Olga Sergeevna Kachura (12 May 1970 – 29 July 2022) was a Ukrainian pro-Russian separatist in the Russo-Ukrainian War, colonel of the Donetsk People's Republic People's Militia and a commander of a rocket artillery divizion. She was known under the call sign Korsa.

In 2022, Kachura was sentenced by a Ukrainian court to 12 years in prison in absentia, for serving in the DPR army, which Ukraine considers as a terrorist organisation.

Early life and education Kachura was born on 12 May 1970 in Donetsk. Her family had a history of military service, She commanded a rocket artillery divizion. In January 2022, Kachura was sentenced by a Ukrainian court to 12 years in prison in absentia, for serving in the DPR army, which Ukraine considers a terrorist organisation.

Allegations of war crimes Ukrainian authorities accused Kachura of war crimes. According to Ukrainian journalist , "Kachura was guilty of the shelling of the cities of Donbas and the deaths of civilians". She admitted to conducting artillery tasks impersonating Ukrainian soldiers in order to discredit the Ukrainian army. Kachura was reported to have said in an interview with Russian state media that she enjoyed killing her fellow Ukrainians.

Death Kachura was killed when a Ukrainian missile struck her car on 29 July 2022 in Horlivka. Posthumously, she was awarded the honorary title Hero of the Russian Federation, "for her courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty."

According to Russian state media, Kachura's funeral (which took place in Donetsk in August 2022) was bombed by Ukrainian forces, killing two people. The Ukrainian government denied responsibility and claimed that Russian forces had carried out the shelling.