Young Kyiv couple killed in a fierce Russian airstrike hoped to start a family, mourners say
The couple captained the Kyiv Floorball Club and were among 24 people killed in the strike, Ukrainian officials said.
- On Thursday, a Russian cruise missile flattened an apartment building in Ukraine, killing 24 people including Kyiv Floorball Club captains Maryna Homeniuk and Orlov, in what Ukrainian military officials described as the war's biggest barrage.
- Maryna Homeniuk, a 24-year-old English teacher, returned to Ukraine in 2023 after living in the Czech Republic and met 30-year-old Orlov on a dating app.
- Despite differing interests—he loved sports and she loved art—the couple cared deeply for one another, with Homeniuk attending Orlov's games on Sundays while she taught him English and he taught her floorball.
- On Saturday, loved ones paid final respects to Homeniuk, with friend Olesia Yukhnovych stating, "I should have been helping prepare for the wedding and I ended up helping prepare for the funeral."
- Colleague Anastasiia Petrushyna reflected on the loss, saying, "This is a girl who had absolutely the whole future ahead of her," adding, "This future will no longer exist—our youth basically can't have it.
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Maryna Homeniuk fled Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion four years ago
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Young Kyiv couple killed in a fierce Russian airstrike hoped to start a family, mourners say
Maryna Homeniuk fled Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion four years ago. She managed to complete her degree in the Czech Republic before returning home the following year and meeting her beloved, Yurii Orlov.
Young Kyiv couple killed in a fierce Russian airstrike hoped to start a family, mourners say – UK Times
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Like many Ukrainians, Maryna Homeniuk fled her homeland after Russia’s full-scale invasion four years ago. She managed to complete her degree in the Czech Republic, adding Vietnamese to her impressive list of languages, before returning home the following year a…
Like many Ukrainians, Maryna Homenyuk fled her homeland after Russia's all-out invasion four years ago. She managed to finish her studies in the Czech Republic and added Vietnamese to her impressive list of languages. She returned home the following year and met her lover, Yuriy Orlov. Homenyuk and Orlov, who was the captain of a Kiev floorball club and had previously played hockey for teams in the Ukrainian capital, were among 24 people killed …
On Thursday, Kiev experienced the heaviest Russian bombing since the start of the war. A young couple were among the dead.
KYIV — Like many Ukrainians, Maryna Homenyuk fled her homeland after Russia’s all-out invasion four years ago. She managed to finish her studies in the Czech Republic and added Vietnamese to her impressive list of languages. She returned home the following year and met her lover, Yuri Orlov. Homenyuk and Orlov, who captained a Kiev floorball club and had previously played hockey for teams in the Ukrainian capital, were among 24 people killed Thu…
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