Family killed in Kyiv Oblast strike had moved from the capital seeking safety
A family has been killed in the village of Pohreby in Kyiv Oblast following a Russian drone strike. The victims were Antonina Zaichenko, her six-month-old daughter Adelina and 12-year-old niece Anastasiia.
Source: Vitalii Krupenko, Head of the Zazymia Village Council; Radio Liberty
Details: The parents of Antonina's husband were also in the house during the drone strike, but they survived.
Quote from Mykola, a neighbour of the victims: "It [the Russian drone – ed.] flew just over the power lines and hit the house directly. A fire broke out immediately. I ran over there. We shouted, calling out: 'Is anyone alive?' But there was no response."
More details: Firefighters later arrived at the scene, but they were unable to save the woman and the two children.
Mykola said that Antonina and her family used to live in Kyiv. They moved to Pohreby believing it would be safer.
Details about the funeral arrangements for Antonina, her daughter and niece will be announced later.
Background: During the Russian large-scale combined attack across Ukraine on the night of 21-22 October, six people were killed and 17 injured. Early on 22 October, Russian forces also struck a kindergarten in Kharkiv – at the time of the attack, the children were sheltering in the basement.
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