“I suoi occhi scintillavano, era bellissima”: Kiev dice addio alla ragazza di 11 anni Scout Mariyka e sua madre, uccisa in un attacco russo

In Kyiv, people said goodbye to 11-year-old Mariyka and her mother Svitlana. They were killed on June 23 during a massive russian missile attack on the capital. The farewell ceremony took place near the five-story building struck by the missile. About a hundred people gathered to morn the victims. In addition to flowers, people brought children’s toys. Mariyka’s father, Andrii, and her older sister Valeriia were at the funeral.

Mariyka had been passionate about drawing since childhood. In a few weeks, she wassupposed to go to a summer camp organized by Scout’s, as she belonged to that organization.

“She was talented, she loved to draw, she shone—her eyes sparkled. She was bright, positive, responsible, and very gifted. She was beautiful,” remembered Mariyka’s art teacher, Maryna.

The first entrance of the building, where the family lived, was completely destroyed. Rescuers recovered Svitlana’s body, and later that of her daughter Mariyka, among the last pulled from the rubble.

“It was hell. We waited for 11 hours, and I was praying so hard… that they would still be alive. I haven’t even accepted the reality yet—I haven’t fully processed it. I still can’t sleep, I can’t eat, they keep giving me sedatives,” Valeriia, her older sister, said.

“A few weeks ago, she bought hair dye, colored her hair herself, and gave herself a very uneven haircut—it was so funny. She was hilarious. And so beautiful. Joyful. Honest. My iPhone keeps suggesting photo memories, and it’s so hard—I can barely look at them. It’s really hard right now…” she said.

Mariyka was was born in 2014 and lived her entire life during the russian-Ukrainian war.

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idk how people with kids can live here, this scenario is what i would be worried about all the time.