How good it is I have no fear of dying

Marlowe, Lara

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In 2022, Lara Marlowe travelled to Ukraine to report for the Irish Times on the experiences of women in the military. It was there that she met Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko, who she described as ‘one of the most extraordinary people I have interviewed in 42 years of journalism’. Mykytenko has been at the heart of the Ukraine War. She has seen great tragedy, having suffered the loss of her husband, her father and fellow soldiers, and witnessed the devastation of her home country. Yet she fights on. In October 2022, she was awarded the Order for Courage by decree of the President of Ukraine. Over a series of interviews, Lara Marlowe builds an intimate account of Mykytenko’s experiences on the frontline, as well as her life before the conflict and her hopes for the future. The result is this book, a compelling story of a country at war and an inspirational woman fighting for its survival.

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Publish Date: 24/10/2024

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The first time Lara Marlowe interviewed Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko in Ukraine in 2023, Marlowe realized that the 28-year-old woman army officer was one of the most extraordinary people she had encountered in 42 years of journalism.

Mykytenko was born in Kyiv in July 1995. She co-founded the ‘female squad’ of the 16th regiment of the Self-Defence Force during the 2013/14 Euromaidan protests, which overthrew the corrupt, pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych. She married Illia Serbin, a soldier, in 2015 and joined the army to serve with him in Donbas the following year. Mykytenko briefly left the army after her husband was killed in a Russian bombardment, but re-enlisted on the first day of the full-scale Russian invasion of 24 February 2022. She commands a 25-man drone unit on the frontline in Donbas.

Drawing from a series of interviews with Mykytenko through the winter of 2023/24, Marlowe paints a searing portrait of life on the frontline and offers insights into Ukraine’s past and possible future. How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying is a compelling story of a country at war and a fearless woman fighting for its survival.

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Dimensions 234 × 153 mm
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Cover

Hardback

Pages

256

Language

English

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Dewey

947.7086092 (edition:23)

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General – Trade / Code: K