One killed, one in captivity: The tragic story of two brothers forever

Details: Written by: Daria Shulzhenko; 19.Dec; Hits: 11

Warning: This article contains descriptions of graphic scenes.For a moment, Oksana Latanska could not believe her eyes when she looked down at a cold, little body, gray from dust and ashes. It hardly resembled the little boy that she knew so well and whom she saw almost every weekend at the rallies calling for the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) from Russian captivity.

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Only his golden-blonde curls helped her recognize the body, bringing the worst nightmare into reality. It was Maksym Shaulskyi, her friend's son, who was only 12 years old when a Russian missile strike on his hometown of Kryvyi Rih took his life on Sept. 21. The aftermath of a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on Sept. 21, 2024. The attack killed three people, including a 12-year-old boy, and injured three others. (Serhii Lysak / Telegram)With a population of around 660,000, Kryvyi Rih is the second most populous city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Due to its proximity to the embattled Donetsk Oblast, the city has suffered multiple deadly attacks by Russian forces since the start of the full-scale war."I saw what was left from our sunshine.

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