The first Playboy cover to come out since the beginning of the Russian occupation of Ukraine features a Ukrainian model and mother of three who lost an eye and survived an assassination attempt.
Iryna Bilotserkovets, model and TV presenter, appears on the cover in a metallic bikini with a heart covering one eye. She underwent several operations after being injured as a result of a gun attack in Kiev on February 26 last year.
The mother of three was driving with her children through a neighborhood in Ukraine when the car was hit by several bullets. Pro-Russian forces have been blamed for the attack.
"I don't have a pretty face anymore, but the rest of my body is pretty," said the model, who is now working with Ukrainian Cultural Forces, an association of artists and musicians who organize morale events for frontline troops. .
She appears on the cover of Playboy as part of its "Women Stay Strong" edition, which is "dedicated to the resilience of Ukrainian women who have been wounded during the war, but who have not lost their thirst for life and are an example of strength and motivation." .
Proceeds from the sale of the magazine will be donated to emergency medical equipment for the Ukrainian army.
