"She loved the children and her work so much": the kindergarten teacher killed in a Russian attack on Kyiv

On the evening of 12 October, a high-rise building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district was hit by a Russian drone just as Tetiana Musiienko and her husband Mykola were walking past. The 59-year-old kindergarten teacher was killed and her husband is in a serious condition.

Source: Tetiana and Mykola's daughter Aliona Musiienko on Instagram

Details: Aliona said her parents were right next to where the impact occurred. Mykola had met his wife from work, as he did every day, and they were walking home together. The couple were just 50 metres away from the apartment building where they lived.

Tetiana was killed and Mykola was taken to intensive care. Oleksandra Kochut, a friend of Aliona's, told Ukrainska Pravda.Zhyttia (Life) that Mykola is now out of intensive care, but his condition remains serious.

Tetiana worked as a teacher at kindergarten No. 166.

Quote from Aliona: "She loved the children so much that everyone would ask to be in her group. She was always a really cheerful person, she was amazing at painting, she used to write poems.

My mum had an extremely difficult childhood. Her feet were size 33 (US shoe size 1) because there was no money to buy shoes and she wore the same pair for years. The craziest thing is that when she was a child, she used to walk along the very same road where the impact occurred, except back then there were these amazing meadows there."

Details: Oleksandra also said Tetiana "was the most wonderful person".

"I could talk to Auntie Tania for hours. There aren't enough people like her in the world. She was always happy to help and support everyone, and she loved the children and her work so much," Oleksandra said.

A fundraiser has been opened to support the family.

Background:

• The Russian drone hit the 25-storey residential building between the 11th and 15th floors. Another person is known to have been killed – they were in a car in the courtyard at the time of the strike.
• Eleven people were injured, suffering shrapnel wounds, contusions and lacerations.

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