Who took the bottle in the WHCD shooting? Fact-checking Olga Stefanishyna’s claims that many point to Ukrainian diplomats

This video has been widely shared social media Even Tennessee Republican Congressman Tim Burchett asked who this person might be.

“We know who the shooter was, but we still don’t know the woman who made sure the wine didn’t go to waste,” the congressman wrote on X.

Several people commented on the congressman’s post, noting the sentiments of a Ukrainian diplomat. “This is the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States. Wanted to give credit to Sharp x account but can’t find the post. How ironic if true,” one wrote. other additional “I saw she was Ukraine..not sure if this is true..but it kinda fits. “

Other posts named the Ukrainian diplomats alleged in the video. “The woman who stole champagne and wine from tables during the Trump assassination attempt has been revealed as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States Olga Stefanishyna,” a profile wrote. Stefanyshina’s name has also been widely circulated by other profiles, although these are unconfirmed.

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New York Post, who report Regarding the woman who took the bottle, he noted that it was unclear whether she was a member of the press or one of the guests. The claim that it was Olga Stefanyshina doing the weightlifting was corrected in the community note. “The woman in the video is not Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanisina. She can be seen in photos from the event wearing a light-colored dress. The video shows another guest taking the bottle during the evacuation,” notes read.

In fact, Stefanishna attended the event wearing a silver dress and shared the photo on Facebook.

“President Trump of the United States was assassinated. The President of the United States and the First Lady are okay. Fortunately the Ukrainians were around. The gunman was injured while trying to break into the room,” a translation of her post read.

Notably, Cole Thomas Allen was arrested in connection with the shooting and, in addition to facing firearms charges, was also accused of trying to assassinate the president.