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The search and rescue operation has ended<\/a> at\u00a0the site of\u00a0a\u00a0strike on\u00a0a\u00a0five-story apartment building in\u00a0Pryluky, in\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s Chernihiv region. A\u00a0Russian Kh-101 missile partially destroyed the building on\u00a0the morning of\u00a0October 7, when many residents were still asleep. The strike killed 22 people, including entire families with children. Five children were killed in\u00a0all. Another 54 people, including seven children, were injured. \u201cThis is\u00a0the kind of\u00a0\u2018gift\u2019 Putin gave himself for his . Killing children, killing people,\u201d Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said<\/a> of\u00a0the strike. Pryluky declared three days of\u00a0mourning. Here\u2019s what is\u00a0known about those killed.<\/p>\n Viktoria Bondarenko\u2019s family<\/p>\n An\u00a0entire family<\/a> that lived on\u00a0the fifth floor, where the Russian missile hit, was killed: 58-year-old Viktoria Bondarenko, her 37-year-old daughter, Kateryna Antypenko, and Kateryna\u2019s 1-year-old son, Sasha. Kateryna\u2019s older daughter, Olya, survived: She was in\u00a0a\u00a0room on\u00a0the other side of\u00a0the building when the missile struck. Relatives have taken in\u00a0the girl, whose age was not specified.<\/p>\n Kateryna worked at\u00a0a\u00a0tobacco factory to\u00a0support the family. Viktoria looked after her younger grandson at\u00a0home. Kateryna\u2019s husband works abroad. After hearing reports of\u00a0the strike, he\u00a0set off for home.<\/p>\n Oleksandr Ivanchenko\u2019s family<\/p>\n Those killed<\/a> in\u00a0Pryluky included Oleksandr Ivanchenko, a\u00a0locomotive engineer for Ukrainian Railways; his wife, Yulia, who worked at\u00a0a\u00a0local secondary school; and their children, 8-year-old Maksym and 13-year-old Iryna. Ukrainian Railways CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi described<\/a> them as\u00a0\u201ca\u00a0family of\u00a0railway workers spanning generations.\u201d<\/p>\n Daria Maksiuta\u2019s family<\/p>\n The family lived<\/a> on\u00a0the fourth floor of\u00a0the damaged building. Daria, 23, died alongside her 32-year-old husband, Oleksandr, and their 18-month-old son, Kyrylo.<\/p>\n Police officer Oleh Malysh and his mother-in-law, Liudmyla<\/p>\n Oleh Malysh<\/a>, 47, had returned from the front shortly before the strike. He\u00a0had fought in\u00a0the Chernihiv regional police rifle battalion but returned to\u00a0Pryluky for health reasons. He\u00a0and his wife, Yulia, also a\u00a0police officer, lived in\u00a0the building hit by\u00a0the missile. On\u00a0October 6, Yulia\u2019s mother, Liudmyla, and Yulia\u2019s sister, Kateryna, came to\u00a0visit<\/a>, along with Kateryna\u2019s 3-year-old daughter, Zlatoslava. Oleh and his mother-in-law were killed. The other family members are in\u00a0the hospital.<\/p>\n Liudmyla was likely Ukrnafta employee<\/a> Liudmyla Tsyba, whose death the company reported. She worked as\u00a0a\u00a0painter on\u00a0a\u00a0corrosion protection crew and had come to\u00a0visit relatives the day before the strike.<\/p>\n A\u00a0Ukrnafta employee<\/p>\n Another Ukrnafta employee, Ihor Chub<\/a>, was killed in\u00a0the strike on\u00a0the apartment building in\u00a0Pryluky. He\u00a0worked as\u00a0an\u00a0assistant driller in\u00a0Ukrnafta\u2019s well servicing and workover unit. He\u00a0was 45.<\/p>\n At\u00a0Meduza, we\u00a0are committed to\u00a0transparency about our use of\u00a0artificial intelligence in\u00a0the newsroom. The story you\u2019re reading was written by\u00a0one of\u00a0our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an\u00a0AI\u00a0model configured to\u00a0follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is\u00a0the result of\u00a0extensive testing and refinements to\u00a0ensure our English-language coverage is\u00a0timely and accurate. A\u00a0Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.<\/p>\n If\u00a0you find any errors in\u00a0this translation, please contact us\u00a0at\u00a0[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n