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Yana Zinkevych

b. 1995

Ukrainian medic volunteer

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About Yana Zinkevych

Born 1995. Yana Zinkevych is a Ukrainian physician, politician and military physician.

Yana Vadymivna Zinkevych (, born 2 July 1995) and took her medical training at the Dnipro State Medical University (Дніпровський державний медичний університет).

In 2014, when the Russo-Ukrainian War broke out, Zinkevych interrupted her university studies and joined the right-wing to far-right coalition Right Sector as a fighter, later founding the Hospitallers Medical Battalion and remains its commander. She has personally saved more than 200 wounded soldiers. In December 2015, she was seriously injured in a car accident where her evacuation vehicle skidded on ice and crashed; and in 2022 she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.

Zinkevych was chosen as a European Solidarity party's representative (in the 9th convocation of the Verhovna Rada) at the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election. She was placed 7th on the party's election list. As an MP, she was chosen to head the Temporary Special Commission on Veterans’ Affairs during the 9th convocation.

She is the Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, which includes the Hospitallers battalion.

Personal life In May 2016 she married a fellow soldier, Maksym Korablev of the Right Sector Ukrainian Volunteer Corps, and together they live in Pavlohrad. They later gave birth to a child named Bohdana.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Dnipro State Medical University
Positions held
People's Deputy of Ukraine, Commanding officer
Awards
Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class; People's Hero of Ukraine; BBC 100 Women; Order of Saint Panteleimon
Also known as
Yana Vadymivna Zinkevych

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yana Zinkevych?

Ukrainian medic volunteer

When was Yana Zinkevych born?

Yana Zinkevych was born on 2 July 1995 in Rivne.

What is Yana Zinkevych's occupation?

Yana Zinkevych is a physician, politician and military physician.

What nationality is Yana Zinkevych?

Yana Zinkevych is Ukrainian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yana Zinkevych

· Wikidata: Q20067204

· DBpedia: Yana Zinkevych

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