Svitlana Dereza, 34, was killed in a Russian airstrike on the village of Bilbasivka on August 30, 2026. She was born in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, and had trained as an artist. After Russia's full-scale invasion, she moved to Poland but returned to visit her parents in the summer of 2026.

Svitlana Dereza, 34, died in a Russian airstrike on Bilbasivka on August 30, 2026. She was born in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, and had trained as an artist. After Russia's full-scale invasion, she moved to Poland but returned to visit her parents in the summer of 2026. She was buried in Bilbasivka next to her father's grave.