About Vira Hyrych
Lived 1967 – 2022 (aged 54). Vira Hyrych was a Ukrainian and Russian journalist and radio producer.
Vira Hyrych (; also transliterated Vira Ghyrytch; 12 September 1967 – 28 April 2022) was a Ukrainian journalist and radio producer.
Biography Hyrych was born in 1967. In 2018, she began working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Radio Svoboda.
According to her colleague Maryana Drach, publishing editor of Radio Liberty, she was investigating the ecological trace left by the Russian fleet in the Black Sea.
Death She was killed on 28 April 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine after the building in Kyiv where she lived was hit by a Russian missile.
Her death happened while UN Secretary General António Guterres was in Kyiv. The bombing was condemned by the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs' Jean-Yves Le Drian.
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Who was Vira Hyrych?
Ukrainian journalist and radio producer
When was Vira Hyrych born?
Vira Hyrych was born on 12 September 1967 in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
When did Vira Hyrych die?
Vira Hyrych died on 28 April 2022 in Kyiv.
What was Vira Hyrych's occupation?
Vira Hyrych was a journalist and radio producer.
What nationality was Vira Hyrych?
Vira Hyrych was Ukrainian and Russian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vira Hyrych. https://biography.guide/vira-hyrych/
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