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From Odesa to Bakhmut, revisiting a Ukrainian family torn by war

A Russian missile strike in Odesa killed three family members in 2022; the husband later died fighting near Bakhmut, reflecting the war's ongoing human toll.

  • A Russian missile hit an Odesa apartment on April 23rd, killing three generations including baby Kira, born January 4, 2022.
  • Friends said the couple's album showed their wedding, trips, and baby photos before the invasion, with Yuriy and Valeria met in 2013 and planning a family.
  • During an assault near Bakhmut, Yuriy Glodan was killed, and a wounded comrade said he was killed by a drone chasing them.
  • Kira, her mother and grandmother share adjacent graves in Avangard cemetery on the outskirts of Odesa, and Nina recalled the aftermath saying `He said right then that his life was over`.
  • The Glodans' story resonated widely and drew outrage, with UN estimates showing more than 15,000 Ukrainian civilians killed since the invasion.
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From Odesa to Bakhmut, revisiting a Ukrainian family torn by war

It was the day before Orthodox Easter in 2022, and Valeria and Yuriy Glodan were preparing to celebrate with their three-month-old daughter Kira in the coastal Ukrainian city of Odesa when their world fell apart in seconds.

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