Ukraine’s territorial defence force spokesperson Sarah Ashton-Cirillo reacts during an interview in Kyiv, on September 7, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The 46-year-old trans woman from Nevada with a background in journalism and research came to Ukraine in March 2022 planning to report on refugees. But she stayed and is now the official spokesperson of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces, tasked with explaining the war to an English-speaking audience. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)
Junior Sergeant Sarah Ashton-Cirillo has been suspended from the duties of the spokesperson of the @TDF_UA while an investigation is underway. https://t.co/4nN9z2YiW8
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 20, 2023
* Transgender Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, 45, has been suspended by Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces
* In a statement they said that her comments were ‘not approved’ by her chain of command
* Ashton-Cirillo was born in Florida, lives in New York and first arrived in Ukraine in March 2022 to work as a reporter
A transgender American woman has been suspended from her role as Ukrainian military spokesperson after posting a video threatening to ‘hunt down’ Russians.
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, 45, has been removed from her post after making a video where she said that the ‘Russian devils’ will ‘pay for their crimes.’
The Ukrainian Army said her words were not approved by higher-ups, though it is unclear exactly which statements provoked the suspension.
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WNU Editor: This is why she was fired …. Ukraine Says It Will Hunt Down “Russian Propagandists” Around The World (September 13, 2023). Why it took the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense a week to fire her is another story.
Update: Glenn Greenwald is right (see tweet below).
Ukraine’s military has long been employing a disturbed American, @SarahAshtonLV, as its English spokesperson.
We covered last week their insane, deranged threats to hunt down and punish all “Russian propagandists,” meaning anyone (including Americans) critical of Ukraine: pic.twitter.com/7TaXdOoejr
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 20, 2023
Ukraine’s Ministry Of Defense Fires Its Transgender Military Spokesperson Over ‘Unapproved’ Statements
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo Suspended as Spokesperson for Ukraine’s Territorial Defense — Kyiv Post
Ukraine suspends US spokeswoman Sarah Ashton-Cirillo over unapproved statements — AFP
Ukraine Suspends American Spox After GOP Senator’s ‘Spy’ Warning — Daily Beast
Ukraine’s Transgender Military Spox Fired For ‘Unapproved’ Statements — Zero Hedge