The article reports on the civilian casualties caused by Russian attacks in Ukraine, specifically focusing on three families who were killed or injured. The text includes details about each family‘s situation before and after the attack, as well as their personal stories.
The first family mentioned is Oleksandr Dudchenko and his wife with their 10-year-old daughter, Oleksandra. Their honey farm in Zaporizhzhia Oblast was destroyed when Russian troops occupied the village. The family had moved to Kyiv but decided to return to Orikhiv for a while after the full-scale invasion started. Oleksandr volunteered and supported Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, while his wife became an active member of their community in Kyiv, joining a choir and supporting local youth. Their daughter was injured in an attack and spent two weeks in the hospital with a shattered pelvic bone, injured arm, and burns.
The second family mentioned is Roman Malenko (41), Olha Malenko (38), and their 17-year-old daughter Uliana-Khrystyna. They were killed by a Russian drone strike on March 21 in Zaporizhzhia. Their eldest daughter, Viktoria, was planning to visit them that night but ended up staying home. She received a call from a relative informing her of the attack and saw photos of her sister’s body.
The article emphasizes the devastating impact of Russia’s actions on civilians and highlights the human cost of war. It also mentions that these families were not exceptions, as many others have been killed or injured since Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire with Russia.