Yevhen Spirin, originally from the Luhansk oblast, studied at the Academy of Internal Affairs (leaving after two years) and later pursued philosophy at university. Eventually, he worked in a morgue and a funeral home.
In 2014, during the Revolution of Dignity, he became a freelance correspondent for a Kyiv-based media outlet in Luhansk. Yevhen documented everything happening in the city, which had become a target of russian hybrid aggression. After receiving threats due to his work, he relocated to Kyiv and continued his media career.
Following the liberation of Bucha, a friend called Yevhen and asked for help identifying the bodies of civilians murdered by russian forces. For a year and a half, he was involved in exhumations and the identification process. Afterward, he enlisted in the National Guard of Ukraine.
There, he took on the role of a “nursing sister” – since, as he explains, the military does not officially recognize the title of “nurse” for men. Yevhen now assists the wounded while writing a book about how people unexpectedly find themselves in the military and discover their purpose there.
Yevhen Spirin is available for interviews online or in-person in Kyiv by prior arrangement.
