{"id":122250,"date":"2025-01-17T23:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T20:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/122250\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarusian-protester-turned-volunteer-fighter-killed-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/122250\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian protester turned volunteer fighter killed in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/maria_zaitseva_shtodzen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/maria_zaitseva_shtodzen.jpg 732w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/maria_zaitseva_shtodzen-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/maria_zaitseva_shtodzen-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(\u0160todzie\u0144)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 17, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian volunteer Maryja Zajcava died fighting against the Russian occupation troops in Ukraine, <em>Na\u0161a Niva<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/nashaniva.com\/359656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was killed in action near the eastern city of Bakhmut, and her body &#8220;remains in the shelling zone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The woman, 24, was with Ukraine&#8217;s 2nd International Legion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A native of Homiel, Zajcava participated in protest rallies against electoral fraud in Minsk in 2020. On August 9, security forces wounded her with a flash-bang grenade. After several surgeries, she departed to the Czech Republic for treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Zajcava joined the Belarusian volunteer movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 64 Belarusian volunteers have reportedly died in battles against Russia since the beginning of the full-scale war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/zelenski-novy-god-20250101-pres-ua-354x236.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/zelenski-novy-god-20250101-pres-ua-354x236.jpeg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/zelenski-novy-god-20250101-pres-ua-734x490.jpeg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/zelenski-novy-god-20250101-pres-ua-178x118.jpeg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/zelenski-novy-god-20250101-pres-ua-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/zelenski-novy-god-20250101-pres-ua.jpeg 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Zelensky: one day we will say &quot;Long Live Belarus!&quot;<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 1, Pozirk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reaffirmed the importance of supporting all people fighting for freedom. &quot;Those who don&#039;t give it away in Chi\u0219in\u0103u. Those who fight for their future in Tbilisi. And I am sure the day &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/120450\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 17, Pozirk. Belarusian volunteer Maryja Zajcava died fighting against the Russian occupation troops in Ukraine, Na\u0161a Niva reports. She was killed in action near the eastern city of Bakhmut, and her body &#8220;remains in the shelling zone.&#8221; The woman, 24, was with Ukraine&#8217;s 2nd International Legion. 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