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Russia frees captive medic who filmed Mariupol’s horror

FILE - Yuliia Paievska, known as Taira, looks in a mirror and turns off her camera in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Feb. 27, 2022. The celebrated Ukrainian medic, who used the body camera to record her work in Mariupol while the port city was under Russian siege, was later captured by Russian troops. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday, June 17, 2022, that Russia has freed Paievska. (Yuliia Paievska via AP) This undated image provided by the Invictus Games Team Ukraine shows Yuliia Paievska, known as Taira, a celebrated Ukrainian medic who used a body camera to record her work in Mariupol while the port city was under Russian siege. Paievska was later captured by Russian troops. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday, June 17, 2022, that Russia has freed Paievska. (Invictus Games Team Ukraine via AP)
Russia frees captive medic who filmed Mariupol’s horror