Ukraine mourns Belarusian activist who took her fight with Russia to the front lines
- Posted on February 6, 2025
- By The Globe and Mail
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Ukraine mourns Belarusian activist who took her fight with Russia to the front lines
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Maria Zaitseva, who was widely viewed as a heroine of the democracy movement in Belarus, was killed in action on Jan. 17 near the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk one day after turning 24