Funeral held for family "wiped off the map" in Russian strike on Ukraine, neighbor says
The funeral of five members of the same family who were killed in a Russian airstrike last week was held in central Ukraine on Monday, as Moscow again pounded the region.
TL;DR
- Five members of the same family were killed in a Russian airstrike on Kryvyi Rih on July 30.
- The funeral was held on Monday, with mourners expressing deep sorrow and a desire for vengeance.
- The missile strike completely destroyed the family's home.
- New Russian attacks near Kryvyi Rih on Monday killed three people, including a child.
- Ukrainian strikes in Crimea on Monday killed 11 people, including three children.
- The U.N. has expressed concern over an "alarming escalatory trend" of civilian casualties in Ukraine.
- Ukraine has escalated retaliatory strikes on Russia to pressure Moscow.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is seeking more Patriot air defense systems from the U.S.