Had Just Bought a Car

Iryna Zarutska didn’t have a driver’s license and depended on public transportation to get to and from work.

According to the family’s lawyer, she had been preparing to earn her license and was scheduled to take the driving test in October. “She was proud of that,” he said. “She… pic.twitter.com/oVvKOnPRxf

— Mr PitBull (@MrPitbull07) September 13, 2025

… had just bought a car.”

On the day of the incident, she was only ten minutes away from Station 36, where she was supposed to get off. She had been texting her boyfriend, telling him she would be home soon — but she never arrived.

.@realTanyaTay tells @JackPosobiec how Iryna Zarutska's father was unable to attend the funeral because he is of fighting age in Ukraine pic.twitter.com/LNQfmzC40O

— Human Events (@HumanEvents) September 9, 2025