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Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

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Sarah Ashton-Cirillo
Сара Ештон-Сірілло
Portrait of Sarah Ashton-Cirillo in uniform, standing in front of an Ukrainian flag. She is a white woman with blonde hair, smiling at the viewer.
Ashton-Cirillo in August 2023
Born (1977-07-09) 9 July 1977 (age 49)
North Florida, United States
NationalityAmerican
Other names
  • Sarah Ashton
  • Sarah Cirillo
  • Blonde
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • activist
  • spokesperson
  • political operative and candidate
  • combat medic
Years active2020–present
Employers
Political partyDemocratic (U.S.)
Children1
Military career
Allegiance Ukraine
BranchArmed Forces of Ukraine
Years of serviceOctober 2022–present
RankJunior sergeant
Unit

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo[c] (born 9 July 1977) is an American former journalist. She has worked as a spokesperson for Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces. She is from Las Vegas, Nevada. She ran for Las Vegas City Council. She arrived in Ukraine in March 2022, shortly after the Russian invasion, and has been a war correspondent.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Ashton-Cirillo began to work at the Kharkiv Media Hub in the aftermath of Maria Zakharova's comments of 21 April 2022 (See § [[#§ Impact|§ Impact]], below.), but coverage in the Washington Blade does not clarify the exact date, nor when she stopped working there.[1]
  2. ↑ Ashton-Cirillo became Zolochiv's representative in aid negotiations at some point before 20 July 2022.[2] Her contract was renewed for a year in August.[3] She retained her position after becoming a civilian employee of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense that same month;[4] coverage in the Washington Blade and USA Today does not clarify whether she remained Zolochiv's representative after joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine in October.[5]
  3. ↑ Pronounced /səˈrɪloʊ/ sə-RIL-oh.[6] She was formerly known as Sarah Ashton and Sarah Cirillo. Her name is cyrillized as Сара Ештон-Сірілло, uk, in Ukrainian media sources,[7] although her press pass uses the surname Ештон-Кірілло.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ Lavers 2022, referencing Zakharova 2022.
  2. ↑ Smart 2022.
  3. ↑ Ashton-Cirillo 2022k.
  4. ↑ Lavers 2022.
  5. ↑ Lavers 2022; Stanton 2023.
  6. ↑ Passoth 2022.
  7. ↑ Vorozhko 2022a; Ukrinform 2023.
  8. ↑ Owen 2022.


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