Update on the Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutski, who was stabbed to death on a North Carolina rail car: A GoFundMe that had a target of $25,000 a few days ago is nearing $424,000 today. And $2.5 MILLION was raised to put up thousands of MURALS of the murdered girl.
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Dear friends,
Our Valeria and her husband (Frank Scott Haskell, Iryna’s uncle), has suffered a terrible tragedy. Yesterday, their niece Ira, who was 23 years old was killed.
Ira had recently arrived in the United States, seeking safety from the war and hoping for a new beginning. Tragically, her life was cut short far too soon.
This is an irreparable loss for her family. We have created this fundraiser to support Valeria and her loved ones during this heartbreaking time and to help them with the unexpected expenses.
Any support you can give — whether through a donation or simply by sharing this page — will mean so much to the family.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your kindness and compassion.
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https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-iryna
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/iryna-zarutska-obituary
https://nypost.com/2025/09/11/us-news/iryna-zarutskas-boyfriend-shares-his-heartbreak-lashes-out-at-unqualified-judge/
Oh, and then there is this -
Over $2.5 million raised to install 300 murals of Iryna Zarutska across the U.S.(Iryna Zarutska, 23, was fatally stabbed on a commuter train in Charlotte, North Carolina)
Published: Sept 10, 2025, 6:02 p.m. MDT
Just as George Floyd’s murder in 2020 prompted nationwide murals, Eoghan McCabe, the CEO and co-founder of Intercom, is calling for murals to honor Zarutska.
On Tuesday night, McCabe wrote in an X post, “I am offering $500k in $10k grants to paint murals of the face of Iryna Zarutska in prominent U.S. city locations.” In an update Wednesday morning, McCabe said he received funding for nearly 300 murals and has been in touch with 800 interested artists.
The GoFundMe for the murals has about $500,000 so far. https://www.givesendgo.com/iryna
Elon Musk and Andrew Tate have each committed $1,000,000.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/09/10/iryna-zarutska-charlotte-train-stabbing-murals/