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Olesya Vadimovna Sokur

Olesya Vadimovna Sokur is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Olesya Vadimovna Sokur rather than just read about it. In short: Olesya Vadimovna Sokur (25 August 1960 – 1 January 2025) (in Ukrainian Сокур Олеся Вадимівна) was a Ukrainian biologist and biochemist and Doctor of Biological Sciences. She was killed during a Russian drone attack on a Kyiv residence during the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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Reference excerpt

Olesya Vadimovna Sokur (25 August 1960 – 1 January 2025) (in Ukrainian Сокур Олеся Вадимівна) was a Ukrainian biologist and biochemist and Doctor of Biological Sciences. She was killed during a Russian drone attack on a Kyiv residence during the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Biography Sokur was born on 25 August 1960 in the city of Uman, Ukraine. In 1982, she graduated from the Faculty of Biology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a degree in Biologist-biochemist, Teacher of biology and chemistry. She worked at the Institute of Clinical Radiology of the Scientific Center for Radiation Medicine of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine. She met her neurobiologist husband there and also defended her PhD thesis at the Academy on antioxidant systems in regions affected by the Chernobyl disaster. In 2001, she was employed at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv as a senior research associate and head of the research laboratory Physical and Chemical Research Methods and as a member of the Academic Council. Beginning in 2003, Sokur held administrative positions as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Deputy Director of the National Scientific Center "Institute of Biology and Medicine" for scientific work.

Scientific activity Sokur studied the biochemical mechanisms of cell damage in gastrointestinal tract pathologies. She authored "almost 200 publications, spoke at domestic and international scientific meetings (congresses of the biochemical, physiological and biophysical societies of Ukraine, international congresses on biochemistry and gastroenterology)."

Death On the morning of 1 January 2025, during a Russian drone attack on the capital city of Kyiv, drone fragments fell into the city center, in the Pechersk district. Some fell into the residential building on Bankova Street where Sokur lived with her husband, neurobiologist Igor Zima. She and her husband were killed, and seven other people were injured in that attack.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Olesya Vadimovna Sokur

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Olesya Vadimovna Sokur claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Olesya Vadimovna Sokur before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Olesya Vadimovna Sokur ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Olesya Vadimovna Sokur

In research: Olesya Vadimovna Sokur appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Olesya Vadimovna Sokur in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Olesya Vadimovna Sokur is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1960 births, 2025 deaths, 20th-century Ukrainian scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Olesya Vadimovna Sokur outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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