Updated September 17
The father of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian woman killed in the United States, was granted permission to leave Ukraine despite being of conscription age. He was able to say farewell to his daughter only after her funeral.
According to State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andriy Demchenko, the exit permit was issued only a few days ago—after the funeral had already taken place.
Demchenko said Zarutska’s father had not been denied at the border previously and had not gone through any earlier exit procedures. He was assisted in preparing the necessary documents and was able to leave the country on humanitarian grounds.
The father of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian refugee killed in the United States, was denied permission to leave Ukraine to attend his daughter’s funeral. According to Daily Mail, Stanislav Zarutsky was refused exit documents because he is of conscription age. Relatives said he was "devastated" by the decision.
Iryna left for the United States three years ago, when she was twenty. In her obituary, the family described her as "a talented and passionate artist," a graduate of Kyiv’s Synergy College in art and restoration. In August 2022, she fled the country with her mother, sister, and brother to escape Russian shelling, settling in North Carolina.
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Iryna with her boyfriend in the United States.
Her life was cut short on August 22, when she was attacked on a train by repeat offender Decarlos Brown Jr. After the tragedy, the young man with whom Zarutska lived in Charlotte spoke publicly, posting surveillance footage, drawing attention to the court decision that allowed the accused to remain free, and pointing to the inaction of passengers at the moment of the assault. In a statement, the victim’s family stressed that they expect a thorough investigation and full accountability.