Ukraine war: Four-year-old Liza killed by Russian attack on Vinnytsia
On a strip of grass in front of the smashed, charred remains of the Jubilee department store there is a pink pushchair lying on its side, smeared with blood.
2022-07-15 17:08:34 - VI News Staff
It belonged to a little girl called Liza.
The four-year-old was one of three young children killed on Thursday when Russian missiles hit the centre of Vinnytsia.
Her mother, Irina Dmitrieva, was seriously injured in the attack.
Twenty-three people are known to have lost their lives and another eight are still missing. Dozens more are in hospital.
Shortly before the missiles struck, Irina had posted a video online. It was a beautiful sunny day and little Liza was smiling, pushing her pink chair in front of her, as they chatted about heading to see her speech therapist.
"Liza was very cheerful, she loved coming to us. She was a very kind child. For her mother, she was the whole meaning of her life. She loved her madly. I can't even imagine what a tragedy it is for the family," Valeriia Korol told the BBC.
She runs the LogoClub centre for special needs where Liza had attended a session that morning, as she did most days.
The four-year-old had Down's syndrome and her mother's Instagram account is filled with pictures of the girl's life which she began posting soon after her only child was born.
The first one announces: "Meet my little angel".