Sniper Evgenia Emerald about protecting the country and new love at the front

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Sniper Yevgenia Emerald with the call sign Joan of Arc, who serves in the special forces regiment of the National Police “Safari”, gave an exclusive interview to ZhVL. The red-haired star told how she found her lover in the war, about her dream of being a sniper, and also admitted that her father taught her to be fearless.

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“Dad always wanted a boy. And he raised me as such a fighting boy. He gave me a rifle for the first time at the age of 9. So, I fired my first shot. And from that moment I fell in love with weapons,” Yevgenia recalled.

So, even from childhood, Evgenia decided that she would be a sniper in the future. At first, she studied at the law faculty, and later she also went to the military department. 

“They asked me: “Zhenya, why, why do you need it?”. And I knew exactly what I was doing, I knew that, God forbid, there would be a war. I want to participate in it.”

She did not give up her studies even when she became pregnant and gave birth to her daughter Jasmin.

“When I was 2 months old, our major called me and said: “Zheka, where are you going?”. I say: “Major, I have such a situation here – I’m a little pregnant.” He says: “Listen, let’s give birth as soon as possible, because in two weeks you will start training, and in a month you will have an oath. And I really managed to give birth. Somewhere in a week or two weeks I was already at the military department.”

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From the beginning of the war, Evgenia sheltered 30 people in her house, delivered food to people who were in shelters, and then realized that she would be much more effective in combat. She informed her relatives about this without appeal:

“I sat down my mother and my friends and said: “Girl, look, I made this decision. You can try to tell me something, but I’ve already made a decision, and that’s it.” My mother asked me to promise to return.”

At the end of the summer, Evgenia also announced the collection of 4 million hryvnias for the Armed Forces . Having thus challenged the singer Inna Voronova, who was collecting money for bail for her husband, who was arrested for drug trafficking.

“I swore to help Ukraine and the people, so I help everywhere.”

About new love in the war

In this war, Emerald also met her love, the military man Eugene. Only three days were enough for them to understand that they cannot live without each other. Zhenya’s husband turned out to be simply “at zero”.

“He was very nervous, and the commander was standing behind him, and he told him: “Get on your knees, don’t agree now!”.

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Evgenia Emerald with her lover

And on October 14, the couple got married — without pathos, among siblings. Evgenia is convinced that it is important to enjoy life, no matter how difficult it is. And the main thing is to just keep living! 

“Learn to be happy during war. It sounds very strange, I understand. They came to us and tried to take him away. And we must not allow this and we must start with ourselves.”

Watch the full interview with Evgenia Emerald on the ZhVL YouTube channel .


Photo: TET press service


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