Oksana Shachko

Oksana Shachko (Russian: Оксана Шачко; 31 January 1987 – 23 July 2018) was a Ukrainian artist and activist. She was known as the co-founder of FEMEN in April 2008, along with Anna Hutsol and Alexandra Shevchenko. Shachko was born in Khmelnytskyi but moved to Kyiv.^[1] She worked in women's rights and civil rights in Ukraine and around the world.^[2]

Oksana Shachko Оксана Шачко
Shachko on 8 March 2009
Born	Oksana Shachko (1987-01-31)31 January 1987 Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	23 July 2018(2018-07-23) (aged 31) Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Artist, Activist
Years active	2008–2018

Shachko co-operated with French writer Galia Ackerman who produced a history of 'FEMEN' which was published by Calmann-Lévy in 2013.^[3]

Shachko killed herself in her apartment in Paris, France on 23 July 2018.^[4] She was 31.

References

1. "The femen phenomenon". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
2. FEMEN activist Supports the Egyptian Revolution Archived 2011-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
3. "FEMEN Book (2013)". FEMEN.info. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
4. "Femen Says Founding Member Found Dead In Paris, Suicide Suspected". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2018-07-24.