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Ukraine, 11-year-old gymnast dies under bombs in Mariupol

He was 11 years old and had many dreams in the drawer. Kateryna Dyachenko, Ukrainian gymnast, is died under the rubble in Mariupol. This was announced by his coach, Anastasia Meshchanenkova. A bombing on Tuesday destroyed her home, Ukrainian news site Hromadske reports. In the attack of the Russian forces his father also died of the child, while the mother and brother were saved, even if the child was seriously injured. However, mother and son cannot be evacuated from the besieged city.

Kateryna dreamed of participating in the Olympics for Ukraine, performing in rhythmic gymnastics. “I didn’t think these things could happen in the 21st century,” wrote her coach on Instagram, posting a photo of the smiling girl. “This wonderful, young gymnast died in Mariupol. It is unfair when innocent children die. I have no words, only pain ».

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Lidia Vynogradna, judge of rhythmic gymnastics at the competition in Lviv (Lviv), commented bitterly on Instagram: «Katya had many dreams, and a fantastic life in front of her. But she will never be able to perform again. She died. She only died because she was on the way to the Russian army who wants to burn this heroic city of Mariupol to ashes. She won’t even be buried. Nobody will be able to visit her in the cemetery. In my head there is only the image of a little girl closed in a plastic bag and buried in the garden. This is the only way people can be buried now. Is all this really imaginable in the 21st century? ».

Meanwhile, it would be under control the fire that developed near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant: this was stated by the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Ruslan Strelets, who added that in the last two weeks there have been more than 30 fires. “There have been 5 other fires in the last week. Today, most of these fires are small. There are still small areas where the fire continues ».

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky explained to Republic that the Russian blitzkrieg has failed, that Kiev will defend itself to the end but that there is a need for airplanes and air defense means against attacks from the air, because Putin will not stop and the conflict involves all of Europe. The Ukrainians, he says, are defending Europe.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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