A Russian Strike Tore Apart a Couple’s Home on the Eve of Their Wedding. They Still Got Married
The blast blew out windows and left the apartment uninhabitable, but the couple still reached the registry office and were married.
- On Sept. 8, a Russian missile strike hit Kyiv, damaging the apartment of Liudmyla Ryzhak and Leonid Ryzhak just hours before their scheduled wedding ceremony.
- For six days straight, persistent air raid sirens prevented the couple from submitting marriage documents; when they finally secured the Sept. 8 date, nobody predicted the strike would damage their home.
- The blast shattered windows and furniture, forcing the couple to flee to a shelter with Liudmyla's 6-year-old daughter and two guinea pigs before a second strike occurred.
- Despite the destruction, the couple dressed in debris-covered clothes and arrived at the registry office on time. "We're gaining a new life, because we survived," Liudmyla said.
- Leonid, a Ukrainian soldier deploying bomber drones in Pokrovsk, had returned to Kyiv for vacation. The ceremony proceeded as the officiant stated, "Love is when two people become a team.
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The wedding dress was dug out from under the rubble.
A couple in Kiev got married a few hours after a Russian attack destroyed their apartment. The two recovered their wedding clothes from the ruins and went to the ceremony that was interrupted for three hours by a new air alert. Article A Ukrainian couple got married although a Russian attack destroyed their house on wedding eve first appears on Romania TV.
On the eve of her wedding, Liudmyla Ryzhak planted her dress delicately embroidered, extended a wide white tulle skirt and shirt with traditional motifs of her husband, and then hung them at the bedroom door.
Ukrainian couple marries hours after Russian strike destroys their home
After repeated delays of their wedding caused by the war with Russia, Liudmyla Ryzhak was only hours away from marrying her partner, a Ukrainian soldier, in a ceremony in the capital. But as the couple slept, a Russian strike hit a warehouse across the street from their building, sending a blast wave through the apartment and threatening to scuttle the wedding scheduled for Tuesday morning.
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A Ukrainian soldier and his bride dodge Russian bombs to wed in Kyiv
A Ukrainian couple faced a devastating setback on the eve of their wedding when a Russian strike hit near their Kyiv apartment. The blast caused heavy damage and made the home uninhabitable until repairs are made. Despite the destruction, Liudmyla…
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