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Mariana Zhaglo is a 52 mother who bought a sniper rifle to fight the Russian invasion and defend her country. She says "if there'es a need for shooting to start, I'll start shooting". Mariana Zhaglo is one of the many Ukrainian civilians voluntary joing defence forces.

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Mariana Zhaglo is a 52 mother who bought a sniper rifle to fight the Russian invasion and defend her country. She says "if there'es a need for shooting to start, I'll start shooting". Mariana Zhaglo is one of the many Ukrainian civilians voluntary joing defence forces.

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Oksana Markova is Ukraine's Ambassador for the United Nations. She's defended her country and advocated for more and more military. She's provided financial and humanitarian support for her country and besieged people. Has helpt using all forms of media to gain the attention of the international rally, while she's also been working for geopolitical powers at this time.

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Oksana Serhiyivna Markarova ( Ukrainian: Оксана Сергіївна Маркарова; born 28 October 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and the current Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States since February 2021. Markarova is also a former Minister of Finance in the government of Volodymyr Groysman and Oleksiy Honcharuk. She was acting Finance minister since 8 June 2018 acting after Oleksandr Danylyuk was dismissed on 7 June 2018 after a conflict with Groysman.

In 1999 Markarova received a master's degree in Ecology at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. In 2001, she completed a master's degree in Public Finance and Trade at Indiana University.

Until transferring to the civil service in 2015, Markarova worked in the private sector. During that period she worked with Natalie Jaresko at an investment fund in Kyiv.

Since March 2015 Markarova was a Deputy Minister of Finance under successive ministers Natalie Jaresko and Oleksandr Danylyuk. In April 2016, she was appointed First Deputy Minister of Finance.

At the initiative of Oksana Markarova, in 2015 the largest open data portal in the public finance sector E-data (e-data.gov.ua) was created, which now consists of modules spending.gov.ua, openbudget.gov.ua and proifi.gov.ua. In 2018, Oksana Markarova received the Open Data Leader Award for the highest personal merit in the development of open data.

In addition to her duties as First Deputy Minister of Finance, she was also appointed as the Commissioner for Investment on 8 August 2016, a position she held until her dismissal from the role on 10 January 2019. During that time, she managed the creation and operation of the UkraineInvest Investment Attraction and Support Office and initiated the creation of the Ukrainian Startup Fund.

After Oleksandr Danylyuk was dismissed on 7 June 2018 after a conflict with Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman Markarova was appointed acting Minister of Finance on 8 June 2018. On 22 November 2018 the Ukrainian parliament appointed her as Minister of Finance. The beginning of the Shmyhal Government on 4 March 2020 was the end of her tenure as Minister of Finance.

On 16 December 2020, Oksana Markarova received the French National Order of Merit.

After her dismissal Markarova returned to the private sector and her work on the supervisory board of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

On 25 February 2021 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Markarova Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.

Immediately after her appointment, Markarova said that her main priorities for the new position were expanding "cooperation with the Joseph Biden administration and political dialogue based on their broad bipartisan support" and "maximum assistance to the development of Ukrainian companies in the United States and attracting American companies to Ukraine".[citation needed ]

Markarova is married to banker and businessman Danylo Volynets. The family has four children.

1. (in Ukrainian) ^ Markarova became Ukraine's new ambassador to the United States Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrayinska Pravda (25 February 2021)

2. Ukraine appoints former finance minister as ambassador to U.S. Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters (25 February 2021)

3. Ukraine parliament appoints Markarova, Friz ministers Archived 2021-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (22 November 2018)

4. Oksana Markarova appointed Ukraine's acting finance minister Archived 2022-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (8 June 2018)

5. Ukrainian lawmakers OK creating anti-corruption court Archived 2018-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, Business Insider (7 June 2018)
Ukraine finance minister claims he was told to back corruption or quit Archived 2019-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, (South Africa) (7 June 2018)

6. ^ Olearchyk, Roman (June 10, 2018). "IMF-backed reforms in hand says new Ukraine finance minister". Financial Times.

7. Розпорядження Кабінету Міністрів України від 11 березня 2015 року № 194-р ^ "Про призначення Маркарової О.С. заступником Міністра фінансів України - керівником апарату" Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine.

8. Розпорядження Кабінету Міністрів України від 29 квітня 2016 року № 334-р ^ "Про звільнення Маркарової О.С. з посади заступника Міністра фінансів України - керівника апарату" Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine.

9. Розпорядження Кабінету Міністрів України від 29 квітня 2016 року № 337-р ^ "Про призначення Маркарової О.С. першим заступником Міністра фінансів України" Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine.

10. ^ "Oksana Markarova steps down as the Government's Commissioner on Investments" (Press release). Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. 2019-01-10. Today, the Cabinet of Ministers has released Oksana Markarova from her duties as the Government's Commissioner on Investments that she has been executing since August 8, 2016.

11. ^ "UKRAINE INVEST: New promo office aims to attract USD 1 billion in investment by 2018". bunews.com.ua. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13.

12. Roman Olearchyk (June 6, 2018), ^ Ukraine's PM asks parliament to sack his finance minister Archived 2019-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Financial Times.

13. ^ "Ukrainian lawmakers vote to appoint Ihor Umansky as new finance minister". Reuters. March 4, 2020. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020.

14. ^ "Remise des insignes de Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite à Oksana Markarova" [Presentation of the insignia of Knight of the National Order of Merit to Oksana Markarova] (Press release) (in French). French Embassy in Ukraine. 2021-02-01. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27.

15. ^ "Oksana Markarova on Twitter: "I am honored to receive the National Order of Merit from the French government, our close partners in building European Ukraine. We have rich common history and undoubtedly great future together. Glory to Ukraine, Vive la France!🇺🇦🇫🇷"". Archived from the original on 2022-02-27.[non-primary source needed ]

16. (in Ukrainian) ^ Former Finance Minister Markarova returns to business and registers a startup Archived 2020-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrayinska Pravda (4 June 2019)

17. ^ "Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States". www.ukrinform.net. 2021-03-01.

18. ^ Board of Governors Archived 2017-02-28 at the Wayback Machine European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

19. ^ "Оксана Маркарова: краткая биография и профессиональная деятельность | AIESEC в Киеве" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-03-23.

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Oksana Serhiyivna Markarova ( Ukrainian: Оксана Сергіївна Маркарова; born 28 October 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and the current Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States since February 2021. Markarova is also a former Minister of Finance in the government of Volodymyr Groysman and Oleksiy Honcharuk.

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At the inception of the military conflict in the East of Ukraine, Yulia felt the surmountable desire to defend her country. Despite the fact that by education Yulia is a philologist, she volunteered to the Ukrainian army. She continued her military service to protect her homeland next to her husband in one battalion. Due to her personal qualities, courage and professionalism, Yulia became the platoon commander of the reconnaissance platoon when she was just 21 years old.

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Ukrainian Parliament member Kira Rudik begins training so that she can be prepared for combat against Russian invaders. She shares what Ukrainian intelligence is expecting from Russia’s military next.

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First Lady Jill Biden revealed that she'd be sitting with the Ukrainian Ambassador during the State of the Union address.

Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova will be seated with First Lady Jill Biden during President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address on Tuesday March 1. The ambassador will join the first lady along with the president's sister Valerie Biden Owens and the Second Gentlman Douglas Emhoff. Oksana's invitation to sit alongside Jill in the viewing box comes amid Ukraine's battle with Russia, following an invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Find out everything you need to know about the 45-year-old ambassador here!

1. Oksana was appointed to be the Ambassador the United States in February 2021.

Oksana has had a career in public service for seven years. Her appointment was announced in January 2021, and she officially became the ambassador on February 25, 2021. When she was first appointed, she named some of the goals that she shared with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for her ambassadorship in an interview with . "The priorities are, in particular, to expand cooperation with the Biden administration and political dialogue based on their broad bipartisan support; actively participate in all security issues related to the restoration of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and the return of the occupied territories of Donbas and Crimea; and strengthen the security of our country and region," she said, also including that they were looking to bolster an economic relationship with the U.S. She also said that she was looking forward to working with Biden during her time as ambassador.

2. She's called for more weapons for Ukrainians to help defend themselves.

In light of the attacks from Russia, Oksana swore that Ukrainians would continue to fight to protect their country in a statement to "Ukrainians will resist. We are defending our home. We do not have any other option. We will not get tired. We will not stop. We will not surrender. We will continue defending our home," she said.

After vowing to defend her homeland, she revealed that she's working with the United States' government to try to get more firepower for her fellow Ukrainians back home, while she also called out Russia for the horrific invasion. "We work actively with the administration, the president, and also with Congress on getting more weapons. So we need more weapons. We are not asking anyone to fight for us. We are defending our country ourselves," she said. "We believe Russia, which is now acting like Nazi Germany during the World War II, essentially killing innocent civilians. Today they shot into not only residential areas, but also the orphanages, and schools, and kindergartens. It's horrible. They have to pay the price. They have to be isolated. They have to understand that it's not okay in the 21st Century to start war and kill people in the neighboring sovereign country."

3. She tried hard to prevent a Russian invasion in the days prior to the attack.

As tensions rose between Russia and Ukraine, Oksana was working tirelessly to try to prevent a Russian attack on her home country. She detailed her efforts in an interview with CBS' Face The Nation on February 20. "We are using, while preparing to defend our country, we're using every possibility to still choose the diplomatic path and force Russia to choose the diplomatic path," she said. "We are calling not only on aggressor, which is Russia, but also on all of our friends and allies to get together and use every opportunity to still deter Russia from invading."

During the interview, she also thanked U.S. leaders for their efforts to try to prevent a battle with Russia. "We're very grateful for all the support, military support, political support, strong messages, even more importantly for leadership in getting the transatlantic unity behind it, and everyone getting together to support us," she said.

4. She was the Ukrainian Minister of Finance For 2 Years.

Being ambassador is far from Oksana's first job with the government. She began her work as a public servant in 2015, when she was appointed as a Deputy Minister of Finance under Natalie Jaresko. She was made the acting Minister of Finance in June 2018 and was named the Minister of Finance five months later. She held the position until March of 2020, when she was replaced by Ihor Umansky, per

5. She worked in the private sector until 2015.

Before being appointed a deputy Minister of Finance, Oksana had a very successful career, working in finance for the private sector. She was the president of the ITT-Group investment fund, which is one of Ukraine's leading financial firms, from 2003 until 2014, according to her LinkedIn page. Between her tenure as the Minister of Finance and an ambassador, she was also a startup entrepreneur, listing herself as a founder of the data management company Archidata and a co-founder of the Capital Market Development Foundation.

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Oksana Markarova: 5 Things About The Ukrainian Ambassador Seated With FLOTUS For State Of The Union

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Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova will be seated with First Lady Jill Biden during President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address on Tuesday March 1. The ambassador will join the first lady along with the president's sister Valerie Biden Owens and the Second Gentlman Douglas Emhoff.

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she is Ukraine's ambassador to the united nations. she has defended her country and and supported all of the people of Ukraine. “I think Ukrainians have shown to all the world that we're not going to stop and we're not going to surrender. And we will defend our homes….Our brave men and women of the armed forces and all of the civilians who are stopping the enemy without weapons, even, will fight, and we need all of the support in order to sustain this fight,”

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Anastasiia Lenna is a former Miss universe of Ukraine and has been using her platform to spread awareness and empower Ukrainian women. In one of her most recent photos she posted a photo holding a rifle with the hashtag #handsoffukraine. Anastasiia has been taking advantage of her platform and importance to Ukraine to empower other women and spread awareness about the current war.

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Kira Rudik is a member of the Ukrainian parliament. She chose to stay in Kyiv despite the war so that she can represent and defend her country. 

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Anastasiia was a former Miss Ukraine. She posted this picture and wrote #handsoffUkraine in the description. This was a powerful message as it gave the incentive to many other Ukrainian women to pick up a rifle and learn how to shoot with one. These women are making a difference as it shows that they are helping protect Ukraine against the Russian invasion. https://awsimages.detik.net.id/community/media/visual/2022/02/28/galeri-anastasiia-lenna-8.jpeg?w=700&q=80https://awsimages.detik.net.id/community/media/visual/2022/02/28/galeri-anastasiia-lenna-8.jpeg?w=700&q=80