Tuesday, 26 Nov 2024

Children and volunteer soldiers: casualties of the war in Ukraine

Children and volunteer soldiers: casualties of the war in Ukraine


Children and volunteer soldiers: casualties of the war in Ukraine
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Eight unnamed people fleeing Irpin, a town north-west of Kyiv

On Sunday, hundreds of civilians had gathered near a bridge in Irpin while attempting to flee the town. It is believed that eight people were killed during Russian shelling, the mayor of Irpin, Oleksandr Markushyn, said on Sunday.

Anastasiia Yalanskaya

Anastasiia Yalanskaya, a 26-year-old woman, was killed while attempting to deliver supplies to a dog shelter in Bucha on Thursday. It is believed that her car was targeted by Russian forces. It was reported that she was killed alongside two unnamed men she was travelling with at the time.

Kirill Yatsko

Kirill Yatsko, an 18-month-old boy, was killed after his home in Mariupol was shelled by Russia forces on Friday.

Volodymyr Nezhenets

Volodymyr Nezhenets, a 54-year-old child psychologist who volunteered to join the Ukrainian forces, was buried on Friday after being killed by gunfire the previous Sunday. His burial, organised by his widow, Oksana Shlonska, was filmed by the Washington Post.

Thirteen civilians during an airstrike

Kyiv region emergency services said that 13 civilians were killed in an airstrike on the town of Makariv on Monday. Their bodies were recovered from the rubble of a bread factory, local emergency services said.

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