Two young Ukrainian street musicians were killed by a Russian airstrike last week. Their deaths — and a video of them singing that was purportedly shot hours before the attack — have prompted an outpouring of grief across Ukraine.
Now their musical lament is playing at their own graves.Russian airstrike
“See how they are looking at each other,” he said Saturday, pointing at the adjoining graves decked out in colorful wreaths and blue and yellow Ukrainian flags waving in the breeze above them. Ukrainian officials said the Russian rocket hit a residential quarter in Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, killing Svitlana and Kristina, and injuring 9 other people, including an 11-month-old baby. A church and shops were also damaged in the attack.
After grabbing his backpack and first aid kit, he said he drove to the city center, picking up Spitsyna on the way. When he arrived at the scene, he said, “Kristina was still alive and had left yet some signs of life, and Svitlana was there, already dead.”The two young musicians posted a message on their Telegram channel shortly before the attack in Zaporizhzia.Siemieikin, a railway worker, said that his daughter initially enjoyed rock bands like Queen and Nirvana.
Kristina “grew up in music,” she said, adding that her daughter had started dancing when she was 5 and performed on stage. From there, “she became interested in singing,” Halyna said. “They went to bars and cafes if they could get an invite and get paid, or they just sang on street corners and in public spaces,” she said. “They performed for Ukrainian soldiers, too.”Spitsyn, 43, is a private in the National Guard of Ukraine, who had served on the front lines since last fall. In a statement to NBC News, his regiment expressed its condolences and said the girls had raised funds to support the military.
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