Alina Pravosudova

Daughter of Olga and Michael
Sister of Daniel (15 years old)

Alina was born and raised in Haifa to her parents, who immigrated from Ukraine and Russia at young age. She attended the "Alon" elementary school and graduated from the "Alliance" school where she attended both the junior high and high school. In high school, Alina studied in the "MATAT" class for leadership, information technology and communication. This class is part of the school's unique tracks and is intended for curious students who seek to exhaust paths of excellence in the fields of computer science, mathematics, English and exact sciences. In this class, Alina also learned skills compatible with the 21st century and received advanced training in the fields of leadership and communication. Alina excelled in her studies at Alliance and received certificates of excellence every year. She also excelled in French and English studies which were part of the school curriculum.
Alina was an athletic girl by nature and during her childhood she spent her free time training in martial arts and ballet dancing. She stopped her ballet studies only after she started volunteering at the Israeli Magen David Adom emergency services. Saving lives was a top value for her and in order to arrive on time for shifts at Magen David Adom, she even missed classes at school. Alina actually devoted most of her free time in high school volunteering at Magen David Adom. After gaining experience, she underwent advanced training that qualified her to volunteer in an intensive care ambulance.
Alina was close to her younger brother Daniel. She loved to travel abroad and in Israel. Sometimes she would go for a short walk in the forest near her home. Her mother said that she was kind and sociable and had friends from her school days and in the army.
Alina liked to study, and she was supposed to start her acdemic studies while serving her mandatory military service.
Raz Balaban, an officer who served with Alina at the "Urim" base, was her life mate during the last year before her fall. The two had joint plans for the future. Raz left for the base in the morning immediately after being informed about the terrorist attack. On his way he helped a wounded citizen and was shot by terrorists. Raz was injured and taken to the hospital.

Alina enlisted in the IDF on March 18, 2019 and completed her training course with honors. She requested placement as a rescue fighter in the Home Front Command Corps as she wanted to continue to engage in saving lives as she did in Magen David Adom. Later in her service, she took a squad leaders' course and then an officers' course.
In her last position at the "Urim" base, Alina was responsible for the Bedouin diaspora in the south and for arranging protected shelters for them in times of emergency.
Alina loved the army and turned her military service into a lifestyle and a career. About a month before her fall, Alina extended her mandatory service until 2027.

Alina was the officer on duty at the "Urim" base on the morning of the "Black Sabbath" on October 7, 2023, when the terrorists infiltrated the base. She was armed and led the battle in the operations room which the terrorists tried to break into. She managed to eliminate a group of terrorists but was overpowered from a grenade thrown at her.

An investigative story by Channel 12 described the last moments of Alina and the late Shir Shlomo who was standing by her side defending the base: "The window camera shows Alina and Shir in a kneeling position. The weapons are aimed at the terrorists at the entrance of the operations room. They shot the security cameras and advanced towards Alina and Shir. They surrounded the door of the operations room from all directions and prepared to break in. The second the door opens, Alina and Shir open fire. The terrorists fled, but the grenades in their possession changed the picture."

Alina protected with her body the female soldiers who were with her in the operations room. Her mother summed up her heroism in one sentence: "She had the weapon in her hands when she fell. She did everything she had to do."

Alina had a gentle soul but a strong character. She always knew where she was headed, wanted to learn as much as she could, broaden her mind, improve and excel. Her mother shared that she felt as if she had 25 hours in a day because she was always busy and used all her time for learning and personal progress. Her mother also said that Alina went through puberty easily because she was constantly studying.
Alina's friends affectionately nicknamed her "Ginger". In the army, her friends called her "orange heart" and joked that she matched her beret to her hair color.
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Alina liked to read classic literature in Hebrew and English. As a child, her favorite book was "Ballet Shoes".
Alina learned to cook and bake from her mother and even took a baking course. Her partner's mother called one of the desserts she liked to make at her parents' house "Alina's cup dessert.

Alina's friends found among her belongings a personal notebook in which she wrote: "Work quietly and let success make the noise." They made a bracelet in her memory with this sentence written on it.

Alina's commander paid tribute to her at her funeral and said: "You always strived to do good, your outstanding sensitivity, your kindness and your good name always went before you and were a role model for many. You took care of your soldiers and the country with professionalism, calmness, ambition and high emotional intelligence and concern for detail.

One of Alina's friends called her "a desert rose" in his eulogy. He praised her special personality that was gentle while being a fighter in nature.

Racheli, Alina's teacher at the elementary school, told "Davar" newspaper about Alina: "Since the first grade she was the most orderly girl in the class. Long red braid, beautiful, shy smile, everything was spick and span, no grades lower than 90-100 but always modest. Over the years I got to know that she volunteered at Magen David Adom and that she wanted to be a doctor. I am sure without a doubt that she could have been an excellent doctor."

her Friends in Magen David Adom commemorated Alina on a page in her memory and raised donations for the purchase of life-saving ambulances to be named after her. Alina's mother has updated that the ambulance will be launched in a commemorative ceremony in her memory in May 2024.

Alliance High School in Haifa published the following after Alina's fall:
"The late Lieutenant Alina Pravosudova, only 23 years old, served as an officer in the Home Front Command in the Southern District. She was murdered at her base in the southern region on Saturday along with her friends at the base.
Alina graduated from Alliance School in Haifa. At the end of her studies, she chose to go on a combat track and completed her training as an apprentice with honors and left after completing training as a squad leader to officers' school.
Alina left behind her mother, brother, spouse and friends.
May her memory be blessed.
Alina was brought to burial in the military cemetery in Haifa. Mayor Einat Kalish placed a wreath on her grave.

Ofer Fix was the class coordinator and educator at the late Alina's high school. He eulogized her with the following words:
"Alina was a talented, diligent and very serious student. A smiling and charming girl, always doing her best, volunteered at Magen David Adom, salt of the earth, went to an officers' course and fell while performing her duties. All of us, the educators, the teaching staff and her fellow students mourn her death and send our condolences to the family.