Mother and daughter die in hospital after being injured in Russia's 2 June attack on Kyiv

Ksenia Pushko — 24 June, 11:05
Mother and daughter die in hospital after being injured in Russia's 2 June attack on Kyiv
Photo: #SHOTAM, a Ukrainian media outlet

Daria Honchar, 32, and her mother have died in a Kyiv hospital after being injured in a Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 1-2 June.

Source: #SHOTAM, a Ukrainian media outlet

Quote: "We saw Dasha at our cultural heritage festival Vidnaideni on 17 May, and two weeks later, on 2 June, she and her mother were injured during a large-scale Russian attack on the capital. They were running to a shelter but did not make it in time... They suffered severe injuries and ended up in intensive care, where they had been fighting for their lives ever since."

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Details: A funeral for Daria and her mother will take place on Wednesday 24 June at Baikove Cemetery at 15:00.

Earlier, Iryna Zabudko, a student at the Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University, also died in Kyiv from injuries suffered in the 2 June attack.

Background: On the night of 1-2 June, Russian forces launched a combined attack on Kyiv. Five medical facilities and 11 educational institutions were damaged in the strike.

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