"They killed all the members of four families, parents and children"

The apartment blocks in Poltava's Brailki district are similar to each other; they are almost all five-story, classic Khrushchyovka apartment blocks, most of which were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Such blocks can be seen widely in cities and towns in Russia and other countries that used to belong to the former Soviet Union. The building at number 5 Balenka Street is one of these blocks; around it there are rough walkways and parking lots, and …