‘She liked on daily basis of her life.’ Household and associates pay tribute to Sasha Kuvshynova, Ukrainian journalist killed in Kyiv

Her father, Andriy Kuvshynov, told CNN they always knew Sasha was a “talented girl” with a “love of life,” but the outpouring of messages from her wide circle of friends and colleagues has enabled the family to build up a broader picture of the 24-year-old.

“Many dozens of people have reached out to us in the last week,” Kuvshynov said. “We’ve learned a lot about her that we didn’t know as parents. We’ve seen the kind of person she was.”

Among Sasha’s many passions were media and journalism, which led her to work with a team from Fox News covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“What happened was a complete surprise, a complete horror for us,” her father, 59, said. “We couldn’t imagine that it was possible.”

Before the war Sasha led a vibrant life, immersed in the creative community of the Ukrainian capital and working on a string of diverse projects — everything from founding a music festival for up-and-coming jazz musicians to working as a DJ and writing poetry.

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