A Ukrainian four-year-old killed by a Russian missile strike has been buried in central Ukraine, with a weeping Orthodox priest telling her distraught relatives 'evil cannot win'.
A Ukrainian four-year-old killed by a Russian missile strike has been buried in central Ukraine, with a weeping Orthodox priest telling her distraught relatives "evil cannot win".Liza and her family had fled Ukraine's capital for Vinnytsia, believing it would be safeLiza's mother remains in an intensive care unit
Helena Sydorenko, a longtime family friend, said Liza's mother "invested a lot of effort in socialising Liza".Flowers and stuffed toys were placed inside Liza's coffin. The video shows the pair happily walking through Vinnytsia, with Liza wearing a denim jacket and white pants and her hair decorated with a barrette.
Russian forces have since claimed the attack was directed at a building where Ukrainian air force officials were meeting suppliers.saying the attack instead struck a cultural centre used by retired veteransLiza's closest relatives sat on both sides of the coffin, and many more crowded Vinnytsia's Orthodox cathedral to pay their last tributes to the girl.
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