Zarutska’s murder split open the story America tells itself, revealing a justice system in ruins and a press built on selective empathy

The shocking murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, NC train has become a flashpoint for debate about race and public safety in the US – and also about the role of the media in shaping progressive narratives and employing double standards.

RT takes a look at what happened and how the narrative over this brutal murder is shaping up.

What exactly happened, minute by minute

~ 9:45 pm , August 22, 2025 . Zarutska boards the Lynx Blue Line light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina…

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