{"id":6383,"date":"2025-10-03T17:15:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=6383"},"modified":"2025-10-03T17:15:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:15:36","slug":"in-a-heartfelt-and-intimate-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=6383","title":{"rendered":"In a heartfelt and intimate tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ukrainian Refugee\u2019s Life Cut Short<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was k!lled on Aug. 22, 2025,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in an unprovoked train attack in Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She had fled the war in Ukraine in 2022, hoping for a new beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-bos5-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/556983452_122141580998821589_340602896605388875_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=c8hLnWWXq_EQ7kNvwFXdt4j&amp;_nc_oc=AdknsZWRxc1eQMlf8KW5WErIBNOtDaB8TlqyVpumv4zR1XEe_ZIU7ElvbnsPyomg6rU&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-bos5-1.xx&amp;_nc_gid=0TFqQ3vWhOtYFDcHAzOvtw&amp;oh=00_AfYZGGoNU4IyIChMHwSkrUeHHvsEQQWtLv1Umy_N7szhmA&amp;oe=68E43DF0\" alt=\"May be an image of 7 people and blonde hair\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Life Remembered<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her boyfriend, Stas Nikulytsia, shared a moving Instagram video showing Iryna enjoying life in America\u2014<em>\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2723223\/iryna-zarutska.png?w=1200&amp;f=1db2a6918a3054a1c16d764814cfef72\" alt=\"Iryna Zarutska\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>sipping cocktails, eating barbecue and dancing with friends.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One clip shows the couple embracing in an elevator, another with Iryna laughing at the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/09\/15\/17\/102156081-15100527-image-a-26_1757952371655.jpg\" alt=\"Stas Nikulytsia, the boyfriend of Iryna Zarutska, the refugee who was murdered on a North Carolina train, has shared a heartbreaking video of her living the American dream before her life was cruelly cut short. (Pictured: Nikulytsia and Zarutska. They had just moved in together)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Reaction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reel, set to Moby\u2019s&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe Last Day\u201d<\/em>, drew thousands of comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI want to remember her this way, happy and smiling,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;one user wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/09\/15\/17\/101982671-15100527-Horrific_footage_captured_the_moment_Ukrainian_refugee_Iryna_23_-a-27_1757952420417.jpg\" alt=\"Horrific footage (shown in a screenshot above) captured the moment Ukrainian refugee\u00a0 Zarutska, 23, was stabbed to death from behind as she sat on a train in North Carolina\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another said,&nbsp;<em>\u201cShe looked like the sweetest, softest, kindest soul.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Legacy and Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iryna had dreamed of becoming a veterinary assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A GoFundMe for her family has raised over $450,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/j5WxuBiGh0hdlClVjM4KEg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02MjE7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/daily_dot_articles_819\/c564cc1850a5da2d3f0d147e4b30abcd\" alt=\"Iryna Zarutska\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHer life was cut short far too soon\u2026 an irreparable loss,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;the page reads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian Refugee\u2019s Life Cut Short Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was k!lled on Aug. 22, 2025, in an unprovoked train attack in Charlotte, North Carolina. She had fled the war in Ukraine in 2022, hoping for a new beginning. 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