Father of Ukrainian woman Zarutska killed in the US travels to his daughter's funeral – Border Guard

The father of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was murdered in the United States, has legally traveled abroad and has already arrived in America to attend his daughter's funeral. This was announced by the spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, Andriy Demchenko, during a briefing broadcasted by Ukrinform.

"Indeed, we have seen reports circulating that the father of the murdered Ukrainian woman in America, Iryna Zarutska, was not allowed to go abroad, that he was unable to travel outside Ukraine to say goodbye to his daughter. But I can note that all these reports, all those comments that were circulated on various information resources, including with reference to foreign media, are not true, they are absurd. In fact, the father of this girl was not refused at the checkpoints and had not been registered at the checkpoints for leaving Ukraine before," the official emphasized.

At the same time, Demchenko emphasized that the man was provided with the necessary assistance in processing documents for entry into the United States and other support.

According to the spokesperson, Zarutska's father recently left Ukraine "on the basis of humanitarian circumstances."

The man has already arrived in America, where he will be able to say goodbye to his daughter, and he is also being provided with consular assistance, the official said.

"Therefore, I would also like to express my condolences to the family and ask them not to manipulate this topic, but to use only verified information when people spread such messages and comments. Because, first of all, it affects the family of the deceased girl," Demchenko summarized.

• Earlier, on September 10, the British tabloid Daily Mail stated that Zarutska's father could not go to his daughter's funeral because of the mobilization law, as he was under 60 years old.
• The murder of a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte, North Carolina, took place in late August, but the crime became public knowledge in early September after a video of the attack was published and publicized on social networks and in the media. US president Trump also reacted to the incident, calling for the conviction of the suspect to the death penalty, and also used the tragedy to criticize his Democratic opponents.