Dancer, 13, killed in Russian missile strike on Mykolaiv
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A 13-year-old dancer, Kyrylo Diadiushka, has been killed in a Russian missile strike on the city of Mykolaiv on the evening of 19 July.
Source: SOUVENIR Folk Dance Ensemble on Facebook
Details: "Our Sunshine, our talented child who dreamed and wanted to live so much... Why? Words cannot express this terrible pain," the ensemble reported.
Ukraine's Interior Ministry reported that the missile had hit a playground.
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The boy was a 7th grader at Mykolaiv secondary school No. 10.
"This is a tragic day for our gymnasium family. Our student Kyrylo Diadiushka has been killed by an enemy missile...
He was always cheerful, creative, and artistic, participating in all art competitions and being a member of the Ukrainian SOUVENIR Dance Ensemble. An enemy missile claimed Kyrylo's life, and he will remain 13 forever," the Facebook group of Mykolaiv Gymnasium No. 10, where the boy studied, said.
The child's mother is in shock. She was provided with assistance by psychologists of the State Emergency Service, the Interior Ministry added.
Ukrainska Pravda. Zhyttia expresses its condolences to Kyrylo's parents.
Three people have been killed in the Russian missile attack in Mykolaiv. In addition to the boy, the Russian attack claimed the lives of two women aged 53 and 63. Fifteen people have been injured.
Background:
- Russia has killed over 560 Ukrainian children since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- On 8 July, a 10-year-old karate star, Maksym Symaniuk, his younger sister Anastasiia and their mother were killed in a Russian attack on Kyiv.
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