Four-year-old Liza was shown smiling and carefree in social media posts 80 minutes before tragedy struck.
A memorial of flowers for those killed in the missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia. A four-year-old girl with Down syndrome is among the dead. Liza was shown in social media video footage as carefree and happy, hours before the deadly attack.A happy, spirited four-year-old beams proudly as she pushes her own pram in a video recorded by her mother to chronicle their day out together in central Ukraine.
Beyond the tribulations of living in a country at war, neither had any special cause to be afraid. They were hundreds of kilometres from the nearest frontline."Alla!" the four-year-old replies, shaking loose strands of wispy blonde hair that had been tied back with a white clip in the shape of a butterfly."Alla!" the youngster chirps again, an impish grin playing across her face.
An Instagram account set up by Iryna and dedicated to Liza amassed nearly 20,000 followers, although that had grown to 80,000 by Friday morning as the horror of the attack sent shockwaves around the world. "Reading the news, I realised that I know this girl. Knew... I will not write down all the words I would like to say to those who killed her," she wrote on Instagram.
Russia invaded on 24 February. The conflict has killed thousands of people, destroyed cities and forced millions to flee their homes.
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