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{{person | {{person | ||
|birth_date=9 July 1977 | |birth_date=9 July 1977 | ||
| − | |constitutes=trans woman, journalist | + | |constitutes=trans woman, journalist,propagandist |
|image=Sarah_Ashton-Cirillo.jpg | |image=Sarah_Ashton-Cirillo.jpg | ||
| + | |description=American citizen working as spokesperson for the Ukrainian military. As of late September 2023, suspended from role as a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military, after publicly promising to hunt down and punish all "Russian propagandists" around the world. | ||
| + | |birth_name=Michael John Ashton-Cirillo | ||
| + | |other_names=Sarah Cirillo,Sarah Ashton,Blonde | ||
|image_width=240px | |image_width=240px | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Ashton-Cirillo | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Ashton-Cirillo | ||
|nationality=American | |nationality=American | ||
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| − | '''Sarah Ashton-Cirillo''', | + | '''Sarah Ashton-Cirillo''', (born '''Michael John Ashton-Cirillo''') is an American former journalist. As of late September 2023, she was suspended from her role as a spokesperson for [[Ukraine/Military|Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces]], in which she is a junior sergeant, after publicly promising to hunt down and punish all "Russian propagandists" around the world. |
==Transgender journalist== | ==Transgender journalist== | ||
| + | A self-described "recovering political operative" from [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], she was active in [[Nevada]] politics from [[2020]] to [[2021]], including an abortive run for Las Vegas City Council. She arrived in [[Ukraine]] in March 2022, shortly after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|full-scale Russian invasion]], and has variously been a war correspondent, a representative in aid negotiations, a civilian analyst with the Ministry of Defence, and a combat medic.<ref>''[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/meet-the-transgender-war-correspondent-breaking-stereotypes-in-ukraine "Meet the transgender war correspondent breaking stereotypes in Ukraine"]''</ref> | ||
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Sarah Ashton-Cirillo reported on the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] from Kharkiv, Ukraine, primarily for ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_Nation LGBTQ Nation,]'' often writing about the war's effect on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_community lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.] A [[trans woman]], she is thought to have been the first openly transgender war correspondent and the only transgender journalist covering the invasion. In Kharkiv, she worked closely with the Ukrainian military and police, and was appointed by the mayor of Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast, as a representative to advocate with aid groups. After witnessing and reporting on the October 2022 Kyiv missile strikes—including posting a controversial widely shared video that showed a dead body—she resigned from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_Nation LGBTQ Nation]'' to become a combat medic in Ukraine's Noman Çelebicihan Battalion, a Crimean Tatar unit. | Sarah Ashton-Cirillo reported on the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] from Kharkiv, Ukraine, primarily for ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_Nation LGBTQ Nation,]'' often writing about the war's effect on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_community lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.] A [[trans woman]], she is thought to have been the first openly transgender war correspondent and the only transgender journalist covering the invasion. In Kharkiv, she worked closely with the Ukrainian military and police, and was appointed by the mayor of Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast, as a representative to advocate with aid groups. After witnessing and reporting on the October 2022 Kyiv missile strikes—including posting a controversial widely shared video that showed a dead body—she resigned from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_Nation LGBTQ Nation]'' to become a combat medic in Ukraine's Noman Çelebicihan Battalion, a Crimean Tatar unit. | ||
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In February 2023, she was wounded by Russian shelling while serving on the front lines in the Donbas with the 209th Battalion of the 113th Kharkiv Defence Brigade. She was subsequently assigned to the Territorial Defence Forces, and became one of its English-language spokespeople in early August 2023; she was suspended in late September pending investigation of unspecified unapproved statements.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/TDF_UA/status/1704513695508774938 "Statement of the Command of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding some statements of the spokesperson of the TDF, Junior Sergeant Sarah Ashton-Cirillo"]''</ref> | In February 2023, she was wounded by Russian shelling while serving on the front lines in the Donbas with the 209th Battalion of the 113th Kharkiv Defence Brigade. She was subsequently assigned to the Territorial Defence Forces, and became one of its English-language spokespeople in early August 2023; she was suspended in late September pending investigation of unspecified unapproved statements.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/TDF_UA/status/1704513695508774938 "Statement of the Command of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding some statements of the spokesperson of the TDF, Junior Sergeant Sarah Ashton-Cirillo"]''</ref> | ||
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On 20 September 2023, [[Glenn Greenwald]] posted on [[X]]:{{QB| | On 20 September 2023, [[Glenn Greenwald]] posted on [[X]]:{{QB| | ||
:[[Ukraine]]'s military has long been employing a disturbed American, @SarahAshtonLV, as its English spokesperson. | :[[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:<ref>''[https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1704541553224556889 "Disturbed American Sarah Ashton-Cirillo"]''</ref>}} | :We covered last week their insane, deranged threats to hunt down and punish all "Russian propagandists," meaning anyone (including Americans) critical of Ukraine:<ref>''[https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1704541553224556889 "Disturbed American Sarah Ashton-Cirillo"]''</ref>}} | ||
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| + | ==Other views== | ||
| + | In several [[prank call]]s with Russian comedians [[Vovan and Lexus]], who were pretending to speak on behalf of former Ukrainian President [[Pyotr Poroshenko]], Ashton-Cirillo said that "Russians are not [[Europeans]]," and that they “come from the [[Mongols]]" and are "part of a group of people that want to be [[slaves]] and want to be led." Elsewhere in the conversation with the pranksters, the former spokesperson revealed some issues plaguing Ukraine’s forces, stating that there is a "terrible problem with foreign fighters" because they are “just a step above [[mercenaries]]."<ref name=rt>https://www.rt.com/russia/583657-ukraine-transgender-spokesperson-/</ref> | ||
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| + | The calls are said to have taken place before and after Kiev fired her following her public threats to "hunt down" Russian "propagandists" around the world.<ref name=rt/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:55, 28 September 2023
 Sarah Ashton-Cirillo    (trans woman, journalist, propagandist) | |
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| Born | Michael John Ashton-Cirillo 9 July 1977 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Sarah Cirillo,Sarah Ashton,Blonde |
American citizen working as spokesperson for the Ukrainian military. As of late September 2023, suspended from role as a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military, after publicly promising to hunt down and punish all "Russian propagandists" around the world. | |
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, (born Michael John Ashton-Cirillo) is an American former journalist. As of late September 2023, she was suspended from her role as a spokesperson for Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces, in which she is a junior sergeant, after publicly promising to hunt down and punish all "Russian propagandists" around the world.
Transgender journalist
A self-described "recovering political operative" from Las Vegas, Nevada, she was active in Nevada politics from 2020 to 2021, including an abortive run for Las Vegas City Council. She arrived in Ukraine in March 2022, shortly after the full-scale Russian invasion, and has variously been a war correspondent, a representative in aid negotiations, a civilian analyst with the Ministry of Defence, and a combat medic.[1]
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo reported on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine from Kharkiv, Ukraine, primarily for LGBTQ Nation, often writing about the war's effect on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. A trans woman, she is thought to have been the first openly transgender war correspondent and the only transgender journalist covering the invasion. In Kharkiv, she worked closely with the Ukrainian military and police, and was appointed by the mayor of Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast, as a representative to advocate with aid groups. After witnessing and reporting on the October 2022 Kyiv missile strikes—including posting a controversial widely shared video that showed a dead body—she resigned from LGBTQ Nation to become a combat medic in Ukraine's Noman Çelebicihan Battalion, a Crimean Tatar unit.
Wounded
In February 2023, she was wounded by Russian shelling while serving on the front lines in the Donbas with the 209th Battalion of the 113th Kharkiv Defence Brigade. She was subsequently assigned to the Territorial Defence Forces, and became one of its English-language spokespeople in early August 2023; she was suspended in late September pending investigation of unspecified unapproved statements.[2]
Hunt down propagandists
On 20 September 2023, Glenn Greenwald posted on X:
- 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:[3]
Other views
In several prank calls with Russian comedians Vovan and Lexus, who were pretending to speak on behalf of former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko, Ashton-Cirillo said that "Russians are not Europeans," and that they “come from the Mongols" and are "part of a group of people that want to be slaves and want to be led." Elsewhere in the conversation with the pranksters, the former spokesperson revealed some issues plaguing Ukraine’s forces, stating that there is a "terrible problem with foreign fighters" because they are “just a step above mercenaries."[4]
The calls are said to have taken place before and after Kiev fired her following her public threats to "hunt down" Russian "propagandists" around the world.[4]
References
- ↑ "Meet the transgender war correspondent breaking stereotypes in Ukraine"
- ↑ "Statement of the Command of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding some statements of the spokesperson of the TDF, Junior Sergeant Sarah Ashton-Cirillo"
- ↑ "Disturbed American Sarah Ashton-Cirillo"
- ↑ a b https://www.rt.com/russia/583657-ukraine-transgender-spokesperson-/
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