Iryna Bilotserkovets, a Ukrainian personality who survived assassination attempt poses for Playboy after reconstructive surgery rebuilt her face. Her biography is explored.
Iryna Bilotserkovets is a Ukrainian mum who survived a suspected assassination attempt.
Sadly and luckily, she was with her kids when the incident happened in 2022, and while she was wounded and had to undergo a surgical operation, no info were reported about her kids health.
She went viral again on August 2023 when she posed for the cover of Playboy.
Iryna can be seen wearing a metal bikini and eye patch after reconstructive surgery rebuilt her face. Following that, many were curious to learn more about her. So read on for more.
Who is Iryna Bilotserkovets?
Iryna Bilotserkovets is a Ukrainian Television presenter and a model.
Her husband is a politician and the aide to Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko.
She gained nationwide recognition when she was revealed as survival of an assassination attempt.
The model was struck by bullets whilst driving home through the capital with her three children last year.
The incident, which took place on February 26, 2022 – just three days after Russia invaded Ukraine – resulted in her undergoing months of emergency treatment and reconstructive surgery in Berlin.
Yet despite doctors in Ukraine saying she was “probably going to die”, the mum defied the odds and has since become a symbol of resistance in her home country.
Iryna Bilotserkovets appears on Playboy cover and shares her story from the incident which nearly took her life.
The mom-of-three was the cover of PlayBoy Magazine which was released on August 2023. This marks the first Playboy edition to be printed in the country since Vladimir Putin‘s war broke out.
Iryna Bilotserkovets can be seen giving a thirst-trap pose wearing a metal bikini and eye patch after reconstructive surgery rebuilt her face.
Speaking to the magazine about seeing herself in the mirror for the first time after treatment, she said: “An eye missing, tubes sticking out everywhere, hair shaved off from surgery.
“Stitches, scars, wounds everywhere; I was just Frankenstein’s monster. My jaw had shattered, like a twig.
“I no longer have a pretty face, but the rest of my body is beautiful.”
Ms Bilotserkovets said she was left with a missing eye, a broken jaw, and scars over her body and had to undergo four operations.
But she admits that staying alive was most important than prioritising the way she would look.
She added: “It was not a question of preserving my beauty; it was a question of whether I would live or not.”
Playboy Ukraine said that the model, who now works with Ukraine’s cultural forces to put on events for troops, was a heroine in its ‘Women Stay Strong’ edition – the first to be printed in more than 18 months.
The magazine looks at the “resilience of Ukrainian women who have been injured during the war but who have not lost their thirst for life”.
Playboy confirmed that proceeds from sales will be donated to emergency medical equipment for the Ukrainian army.
After Putin invaded Ukraine, the publisher stopped running its magazine edition and solely operated online.
This month’s is the first version to be printed since the start of last year.
Who are Iryna Bilotserkovets’ parents?
There are no information about Iryna Bilotserkovets’ family; including her father, and mother. Whether she has siblings or she’s an only child to her parents are are unclear.
Who is Iryna Bilotserkovets’ husband?
Model Iryna’s husband is Mr. Bilotserkovets. He is a politician and the aide to the Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Does Iryna Bilotserkovets have any children?
Tv presenter and model Bilotserkovets is a mother. She has three children and shares them with her husband. There are no details about her kids in the public domain.
During her incident which she nearly died from, she was with her children when her car was struck by bullets while driving home through the capital.
What is Iryna Bilotserkovets’s net worth?
There are no confirmed reports about Iryna Bilotserkovets’ exact fortune however, she is believed to be worth at least $500,000.