Christina Katrakis

Christina Katrakis is an International coordinator and curator, writer, artist, Ambassador for the Foundation for United Nations SDG,[5] in charge of the Humanitarian Aid Base FFUNSDG-HELP.UA in Vorokhta, Ukraine as an Ambassador for International Relations, Foundation for United Nations SDG.

Her father is a well known sculptor and author of many historical monuments in the United States, Iran, Libya, Ukraine and Poland.

[12] Christina became a model of the Berehynia statue on the Independence Monument in Kyiv, which was made by her father Anatoliy Kushch.

[17] From 2004 to 2006, Katrakis taught drawing, structural drawing/anatomy, painting, and watercolor, defended her thesis, terminal degree in Arts and History (PHD equivalent) at the University of Memphis.

[18] During an interview with the CBC and in social media posts on January 31, 2022, an emotional Katrakis appealed to the West to send soldiers to fight 'shoulder to shoulder' with Ukrainians against Russia.

She compared the situation of her fellow Ukrainians to that of the Jews in World War II, saying, 'Brothers and sisters - How is it to watch us die on New Year?!