{"id":410353,"date":"2025-11-28T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/410353\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T10:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T10:01:00","slug":"12-year-old-ukrainian-girl-dies-over-a-week-after-strike-on-apartment-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/410353\/","title":{"rendered":"12-year-old Ukrainian girl dies over a week after strike on apartment building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tributes are being paid to a 12-year-old girl who died nine days after a Russian strike on her family\u2019s apartment building in western Ukraine last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHer mother was killed, and her sister is still in the hospital. Now Adriana is in a place where there is no fear or explosions &#8211; next to her mother, in a quiet and bright place, beyond the reach of war\u201d Serhii Nadal, the mayor of Ternopil, wrote in a post on Telegram Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adriana was a \u201cbright, kind\u201d child with \u201ccheerful eyes\u201d who was \u201cloved and appreciated by her classmates and teachers,\u201d according to her school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Western Ukraine has been spared the brunt of Russia\u2019s aerial assault during the three-year conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But last week, this perception of safety was shattered after Russian strikes targeted two apartment blocks in Ternopil, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/18\/europe\/poland-fighter-jets-russia-ukraine-intl-hnk?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:killing 35 people;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">killing 35 people<\/a> including seven children, and injuring many more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adriana\u2019s family home was one of those struck in the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDespite all the efforts of the doctors and the sincere hope of each of us, her heart could not withstand the trauma,\u201d her school said in a post on Facebook, writing that her death has \u201ccaused pain to our entire school family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The large-scale Russian attack last Tuesday was one of the deadliest to target western Ukraine since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion back in February 2022. The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles during the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/ukraine.ohchr.org\/en\/Civilian-Casualties-Mount-as-Russian-Armed-Forces-Step-Up-Attacks-on-Ukraines-Energy-Infrastructure-Ahead-of-Winter-UN-Human-Rights-Monitors-Say\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:United Nations report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">United Nations report<\/a> published Tuesday found that Russia has \u201csignificantly increased\u201d its use of long-range weapons in 2025. Civilian casualties in Ukrainian cities have \u201cspiked\u201d as a result of this, it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another victim of the strikes was seven-year-old Amelia Hrzesko, who was killed alongside her mother Oksana. In a Facebook post commemorating their deaths, Amelia\u2019s school said that the pair were \u201chugging each other when they were burned alive as a result of an enemy missile attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Amelia Hrzesko - Ternopil Secondary School No. 27\/Facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/56adf7ccb1b4c556e47053ff06f82be2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Amelia Hrzesko &#8211; Ternopil Secondary School No. 27\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOur entire school family mourns this irreparable loss. Amelia, a bright girl, a little angel, will never again sit at her desk, hug her classmates, or warm them with her bright gaze,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Siblings Kamila and Nazar were also killed in the attack alongside their mother Maria, local media Ternopil 1 reported. The children were five and one years old, respectively. Their father Kamal, who survived the strike, carried a tiny coffin to their funeral, video posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mfa_ukraine\/status\/1992964310423806234?s=46\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ukraine\u2019s foreign ministry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ukraine\u2019s foreign ministry<\/a> showed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cKamal is the only survivor of a Russian missile strike on his apartment. In just one moment, he lost his wife and two young children,\u201d the foreign ministry wrote alongside the video. \u201cRussia is waging its war at an unbearable human cost. 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