“In the centre of Europe, Russia is eliminating Ukrainians by (killing off) entire families. The Russians are killing our children, our future,” Andriy Sadovyi, the Lviv mayor, wrote on social media, sharing a picture of the family posing together.
“After today’s attack, the only person in this photo who survived is the man. Mother Yevheniya and her three daughters – Yaryna, Daryna, and Emiliya – were killed.”
Yaryna had worked in the local town hall as part of a youth initiative. Daryna had just begun her second year of studying at the Ukrainian Catholic University in the city, where she had been awarded a culture scholarship.
“This is a great and irreparable loss. There are no words that can describe this grief. Let us pray for the souls of the innocent victims. Let us pray for Yaroslav, the father,” the university said in a statement.