A Russian woman with an injured leg climbed Mount Everest and unfurled the flag of Ukraine there

Russian climber Ekaterina Lipka climbed to the top of Everest and unfurled the Ukrainian flag - thus she expressed support for a country engulfed in war. At the same time, we note that the climber climbed with a damaged foot. He writes about it NZHerald.

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The photo of the climber went viral after the former Ukrainian ambassador to Austria Oleksandr Shcherba shared it on Twitter.

Lipka has been praised for her bold photographs and for speaking out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"Wow! What a message. What a hero,” one Twitter user enthused.

“A very courageous woman! Congratulations on literally climbing to the top of the world… You are an inspiration. Thank you for supporting Ukraine,” wrote another.

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“God bless these wonderful Russian women for climbing Everest and unfurling the Ukrainian flag in protest against Russia’s war in Ukraine. Putin must be stopped by any means necessary to prevent the massacre of Ukrainians, or the whole world will suffer,” another user commented.

The climber also posted her photo on a mountain with a sign “Freedom to Navalny” in support of Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption fighter and one of the main opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Katya Lipka is a Russian climber, traveler and blogger, mother of four children, her husband is Ukrainian. She became famous as a travel photographer, her pictures were published, including National Geographic magazine, writes dv.ee.

The climber is also known for her civic position: on June 4, 2021, she published a post in which she congratulated Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who is in prison, on his birthday. During her first ascent of Everest, Lipka unfurled a poster in support of Navalny on the highest peak in the world. This caused a wave of harassment against the girl by part of the Russian climbers. Soon, her Instagram blog was deleted due to numerous complaints, although Lipka did not formally violate the requirements of the social network.

“I was sitting at the end of April in the evening on the balcony, here in Tallinn. Just restored my Instagram after deletion. And so I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a photo with Russian climbers, how everyone is happy, contented in jackets in the colors of the Russian tricolor, going to Everest. And something clicked for me. Probably, it was already a nervous breakdown, which was provoked by the events and experiences of the last months, ”Katya explained.

“When we approached the summit, I had the idea to wait for dawn - it is early there, around half past four. But in 15 minutes, I froze everything for myself, and decided to raise the flag and poster right away, ”admitted Lipka.

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“There were also talks about banning Russian citizens from climbing in Nepal, as happened in other sports. I do not support this proposal, but when I saw the Russians in these tricolor jackets - those with whom I went last year (and the suits are sewn two or three weeks before the ascent in order to get in size), I realized that this was intentional, that it is a symbolic gesture. And I felt embarrassed. It’s a shame for my friends, it’s a shame that Russia in a narrow international circle, our mountaineering international diaspora, is represented by this bunch of mummers, ”she said.

“I called some of my friends in Ukraine, climbers, and asked if this was even acceptable. There was a thought that maybe this was not the time to go to the mountains and wave something there. They replied: “We know you, we know that you are doing this sincerely.” Blessed. I was relieved a little. It is clear that there are also aggressive episodes, but I treat this with absolute understanding. There is so much grief around, God forbid, loved ones died... I can understand that, it doesn’t offend me. I know for myself that I can calmly look in the mirror in the morning, I am not ashamed of myself and my children,” the blogger finally said.

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