Ukrainian Refugee’s Tragic End: Stabbed on Charlotte Light Rail On August 22, 2025, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee who fled her war-torn homeland seeking safety in the United States, was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) LYNX Blue Line train in Charlotte, North Carolina. The attack occurred around 9:46 p.m. at the East/West Boulevard station in South End. Zarutska, an artist with a degree in art restoration, had recently arrived in the U.S. hoping for a f