Yulia was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and raised by her grandfather, Kostiantyn Chubukov, who served as an … See more

In 2013, she joined the Euromaidan protests as a volunteer medic, where she adopted her nom de guerre, "Taira". She began by providing medical care to wounded protesters under fire on Hrushevsky Street in her native … See more

In 2021, Paievska received a body camera to take part in a documentary series about inspirational people being produced by Prince Harry, founder of the Invictus Games. She used the bodycamera to document i… See more

On March 16, 2022, Paievska and her ambulance driver, Serhiy, were captured and imprisoned by Russia. According to Paievska's daughter, Paievska and her driver were in an ambulance in a humanitari… See more

Paievska was injured during her tour of duty and had to replace both hips with titanium endoprostheses, which left her partially disabled.
She joined the Ukrainian team for the 2020 Invictus Ga… See more