Ukrainian Railways will take care of 8-year-old child of railway workers killed in Russian attack on Orikhiv
A Russian airstrike on 9 July in the town of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia Oblast claimed the lives of seven people, including a railway workers couple, Vitalii Yushko and Olha Ochkas.
Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ) [the Ukrainian Railways – ed.] promised to take care of the eight-year-old child of the deceased workers until she comes of age.
Olha and Vitalii came under Russian fire while volunteering to help people on their day off, as reported by UZ.
"The enemy continues to kill civilians. The victims of the Russian inhumans were railway workers who, despite their day off, went on helping people, despite the danger...
Unfortunately, we can't bring parents back to their children, but it's our duty to help and support every child and family of railway workers killed during the war," said Yevhen Liashchenko, Chairman of the Board.
The child will receive annual financial aid from the company and the opportunity for health improvement, as well as payments under the Iron Family programme until they reach the age of majority.
The victims were 45 and 47 years old. Vitalii Yushko joined the railway in 1995 as a signalling and communication technician at the Polohiv Signalling and Communication Distance of the Prydniprovia Railway.
He later worked there as an electromechanical technician and senior electromechanical technician.
Olha Ochkas had been working since 1999, and since 2004 she had been a railway station attendant. The couple was described by UZ as dedicated employees.
Background: On 9 July, the Russian forces struck a school in the city of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia Oblast with a guided aerial bomb while humanitarian aid was being distributed there. Seven people were killed in the attack.
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