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- Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (born 1977), also known as Sarah Ashton and Sarah Cirillo, is an American journalist who enlisted as a combat medic in the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, having previously worked as a war correspondent in that conflict. A self-described "recovering political operative" from Las Vegas, Nevada, she was active in Nevada politics from 2020 to 2021, including an abortive run for Las Vegas City Council. Ashton-Cirillo drew national media attention in 2021 when she released records of conversations from her time working with Republican candidates, documenting efforts to "get the Proud Boys out" for a planned "Brooks Brothers Riot" as part of efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 United States presidential election. Starting in March 2022, Ashton-Cirillo reported on the Russian invasion of Ukraine from Kharkiv, Ukraine, primarily for LGBTQ Nation. A trans woman, she is thought to have been the only transgender journalist covering the invasion. In Kharkiv, she worked closely with the Ukrainian military and police, and after witnessing the October 2022 Kyiv missile strikes resigned from LGBTQ Nation to become a combat medic in Ukraine's armed forces. She also serves as a representative for the Ukrainian village of Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast, appointed by its mayor to advocate with aid groups. (en)
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- Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (born 1977), also known as Sarah Ashton and Sarah Cirillo, is an American journalist who enlisted as a combat medic in the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, having previously worked as a war correspondent in that conflict. A self-described "recovering political operative" from Las Vegas, Nevada, she was active in Nevada politics from 2020 to 2021, including an abortive run for Las Vegas City Council. (en)
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