42-year-old Yana Renk was killed on February 26 near the village of Kukhari, Kyiv Region. She was on her way to feed homeless animals when she was shot by a Russian sniper. 1/4 #RussiaKillsCivilians
"An aimed shot to the heart. Yana was sitting in her car, we were just exchanging messages...", - recalls her friend Ksenia Yudkova.
Yana lived in Irpin near Kyiv. In Poland, she graduated from the Boleslaw Prus Warsaw Higher Humanitarian School. 2/4
Yana liked to cook, for some time she worked as a chef in a restaurant in Warsaw. She was also a volunteer and co-founder of the Ukrainian animal protection movement. 3/4
"She was the closest person to me. As a friend, teacher, colleague," - says Ksenia Yudkova. - "She was the whole universe, the most loyal and the most human... She taught me to fight, believe, love, care... She taught me to be a person." 4/4 #RussiaisATerroristState
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In Uman, Central Ukraine, russian missiles damaged ten high-rise buildings, killing 7 people as of 9:30 AM (Kyiv Time). Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
Eternal memory to innocently killed Ukrainians🕊️ #RussiaIsATerroristState
📷 Ihor Klymenko
The death toll in Uman rises to 10 victims, says the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko.
Eternal memory to innocently killed Ukrainians🕊️ #RussiaIsATerroristState
📸: SEService of Ukraine
The russian terrorist attack on Uman claimed the lives of two children.
Eternal memory to innocently killed Ukrainians🕊️ #RussiaIsATerroristState
📷: SES of Ukraine
5-year-old Oleksandryna Kirillova was killed in Mariupol on April 1, 2022. A Russian tank shot her room. The fragment of the shell pierced the girl's carotid artery. 1/4 #RussiaIsATerroristState
"Neighbors said they heard what sounded like an animal cry and saw grandparents with a dead granddaughter in their arms. They buried her in the yard," - says the girl`s aunt Anna Diomina. 2/4 #RussiaKillsCivilians
On April 1, Oleksandryna`s father, Volodymyr Kyrylov, also died. He took his injured wife to the hospital and on his way home his car came under fire. 3/4 #RussianWarCrimes
Together with our friends @UAnimalsENG we continue to tell stories of animals who also became victims of russian aggression against Ukraine.
Vira Prokopenko from Mariupol started rescuing animals in 2014. She helped find shelter for more than 50 animals. 1/4
During the russian advance on Mariupol, the city was under heavy fire. Vira spent 12 days in the basement. She ran out to feed the cats whenever she got the chance. On March 11, 2022, a fire broke out there due to shelling. All animals died from carbon monoxide poisoning. 2/4
"After that, I wanted to evacuate three of my own cats that lived in my apartment which was located in the same building. But I didn`t have time," – says Vira. 3/4
Ivan Ivanov was an ordinary Ukrainian teenager. He liked video games and spending time with his friends. It seemed that he had a whole life ahead of him but then it was cut down by a russian bullet. 1/6
Ivan was the first and very desired child of the Ivanov family from Kyiv. Vanya was a kind boy, he eagerly helped his mother in the household, and when the youngest daughter Dasha was born, he loved playing with his baby sister. 2/6
One month before the full-scale invasion they celebrated Ivan`s 15th birthday on January 23, 2022. Iryna could not find candles with the numbers "1" and "5" for the cake so she bought the only ones they had at the store: "8" and "7". 3/6
Together with our friends @UAnimalsENG we continue telling the stories of animals that became victims of the russian aggression against Ukraine.
Mykhailo Manushakov and Serhii Syachin founded the "Fluffy Dormitory" in 2019. 1/4 #RussiaIsATerroristState
On February 24, 2022, russian troops entered the village of Lyptsi near the border where the shelter was located. Soon the occupiers ordered the owners to leave the building. 2/4
"He was protecting his home. They shot him in his enclosure. Our neighbors buried Baron under the cherry tree," – Mykhailo says. 3/4
After the start of the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, Volodymyr Neroda volunteered to fight despite his disability from a previous battle wound. This is his story. 1/5
When Volodymyr was injured in 2018 doctors gave him little chance of survival and yet he persevered. He received treatment in Ukraine and Germany. The doctors literally put them back on their feet. 2/5
Despite that, he joined the ranks of the local Territorial Defense Unit in his hometown of Lutsk. Volodymyr`s mother says that she did not even try to stop him. She knew it would be no use. Still, he wanted to be in the thick of things and headed out to the frontline. 3/5