Farewell ceremony held in Kyiv for Ukrinform journalist Tetiana Kulyk and her husband, surgeon Pavlo Ivanchov
According to Ukrinform, the ceremony was attended by Ukrinform Director Serhii Cherevatyi, Bohomolets University Rector Yurii Kuchyn, colleagues, friends, journalists, doctors, scientists, and students.
"Russian criminals wanted to kill our faith, but thanks to the memory of people like Pavlo Vasyliovych and Tetiana Mykolaivna, they will never succeed. They continue to live in their students, in their ideas and achievements, in our hearts and memories. I am incredibly proud that, even for a short time, I had the chance to walk alongside Tetiana Mykolaivna. It is incredibly painful, and I express the grief of our entire team at losing such bright and remarkable individuals," said Ukrinform Director Serhii Cherevatyi.
"It is hard to imagine... a greater loss than a dedicated professor with an entire scientific school and decades of potential contributions ahead, whose life was cut short by the Russians. Pavlo was indomitable... I don't know how we will fill the void left behind. But I do know one thing — we must complete the work they were unable to finish," emphasized Rector of Bohomolets National Medical University, Yurii Kuchyn.
The couple will be laid to rest at Baikove Cemetery at 14:00, March 3.
As reported, on February 26, a Russian drone struck a residential building in Kriukivshchyna, Kyiv region, killing Tetiana Kulyk, the host and author of The Nation of the Unconquered project and acting editor-in-chief of Ukrinform's Multimedia Editorial Office, along with her husband, Pavlo Ivanchov, a renowned oncologist, Head of the Department of Surgery at Bohomolets National Medical University, and a professor.
Tetiana Kulyk was a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. She previously worked as an editor-in-chief of public affairs programs on Central Channel (Kyiv State TV and Radio Company), a journalist for the World Radio Broadcasting Service of Ukraine, and a host on Public Broadcasting. She studied at the National University of Culture and Arts and began her career as a literary editor.
Pavlo Ivanchov was a doctor of medical sciences and an academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. He was responsible for both academic and clinical work, particularly in urgent surgery and oncological surgery. He was the author of nearly 200 scientific publications, 21 patents, and multiple textbooks, scientific manuals, and monographs.
A recipient of the Order of Medical Glory and the St. Panteleimon Award, Ivanchov was a distinguished doctor of Ukraine and a laureate of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers Award.
