"She should have lived and created the future of Ukraine": Mariana Tokarchuk, 21, killed in Kyiv attack
Twenty-one-year-old Mariana Tokarchuk from Rivne Oblast was killed in a Russian attack on Kyiv on 19 October. She died from a shrapnel wound. She will be buried in her home village.
Source: Mariana's mother, Tetiana Tokarchuk
Quote from Tetiana: "There are no words to describe this pain. There are no words to accept that my child is no longer with me. This is a loss too devastating to comprehend and a grief too profound to come to terms with.
My darling girl, my sunshine, why so early?.. How can I go on living without you? You will forever remain in my heart, in my thoughts and in my prayers. I love you to the moon and back."
Details: Tetiana said Mariana sustained shrapnel wounds during a missile strike on the capital.
Mariana was born in the village of Derazhne in Rivne Oblast. The Derazhne hromada A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories has announced that her funeral will take place near her family home at 14:00 on 21 October.
Quote from the Derazhne hromada: "She should have lived, dreamed, loved, built a family and created a future for our Ukraine. She should have been still flourishing, delighting in each new dawn, but the enemy attack instantly cut short all her hopes and expectations. A cruel enemy has taken away a loving daughter, a vibrant and kind person."
Background: Ukrainska Pravda.Zhyttia (Life) previously reported on what we know about the people killed in the Russian attack on Nova Vodolaha in Kharkiv Oblast on 19 October. The attack claimed the lives of a teacher with her one-year-old daughter, an 11-year-old girl, and two other local residents.
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