Last year, on November 4, 2018, Ukrainian civic activist Kateryna Handzyuk died of wounds from an acid attack at the end of July of that year.
The 33-year old Handzyuk died in a Kyiv hospital where she was being treated for burns from the attack and local media suggested that her death was caused by a blood clot.
Hundreds of supporters gathered around Ukraine’s Internal Affairs Ministry building in Kyiv on November 4, demanding that those responsible for her death be brought to justice.
She was attacked with sulfuric acid on July 31 outside of her Kherson home by an unknown attacker. She suffered severe burns over 40 percent of her body and lost sight in one of her eyes. Doctors in Kyiv performed 11 surgical procedures to try to save her life. From her hospital bed, Handzyuk vowed to track down her attackers. Funeral services were held for Handzyuk in Kherson on November 7.