{"id":26589,"date":"2026-08-03T23:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26589"},"modified":"2026-08-03T23:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:00:23","slug":"funeral-held-for-family-wiped-off-the-map-in-russian-strike-on-ukraine-neighbor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26589","title":{"rendered":"Funeral held for family &#8220;wiped off the map&#8221; in Russian strike on Ukraine, neighbor says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The funeral of five members of the same family who were killed in a Russian airstrike last week was held in central Ukraine on Monday, as Moscow again <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russian-strikes-kyiv-ukraine-fatalities-injuries\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">pounded the region<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ukrainian authorities, a direct hit by an Iskander ballistic missile struck the family&#8217;s house in Kryvyi Rih \u2014 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy&#8217;s home city \u2014 on July 30.<\/p>\n<p>At least two adults and four children were killed but the death toll could be higher as all the remains have not yet been formally identified.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the coffins of five of the dead were brought to a small church in the town in front of a crowd of several dozen people, an AFP journalist said.<\/p>\n<p>The family was &#8220;exceptionally good and sincere&#8221;, said Oksana Stretovych, a colleague of one of the deceased, Olena Voronova. &#8220;They always responded to all kinds of situations and tried to help.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/75312630-40c9-44a7-9e38-f10823b8c237\/thumbnail\/620x413\/752b2b026842ac075278e1c5175154d9\/gettyimages-2288133638.jpg#\" alt=\"UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/75312630-40c9-44a7-9e38-f10823b8c237\/thumbnail\/620x413\/752b2b026842ac075278e1c5175154d9\/gettyimages-2288133638.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/75312630-40c9-44a7-9e38-f10823b8c237\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/0ff175f32cefbeb53d66c5b382a7b8ce\/gettyimages-2288133638.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This photo shows a makeshift memorial honoring a family whose members were killed in a missile strike on July 30, 2026, in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rig on August 3, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Serhii Okunev \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Stretovych herself heard &#8220;a powerful explosion&#8221; on the night of the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>She was unable to sleep because she was worried about her husband and their only son, who serves in the Ukrainian army in &#8220;difficult&#8221; areas, she explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I got up and looked around me, not seeing any flames, I still started to try to find out what happened&#8230;&#8221; Stretovych added. &#8220;That&#8217;s how I found out about the incident. It&#8217;s very hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Even bigger desire for vengeance&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Stretovych&#8217;s son, military officer Taras, also said they were &#8220;a wonderful family, a large family, a family of faith, who simply worked for the good of Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Russian forces &#8220;simply wiped off the map a great family that we mourn deeply,&#8221; he said, adding that he had &#8220;an even bigger desire for vengeance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/5f300c22-2a00-46cd-8239-d748a40b160f\/thumbnail\/620x413\/46b38385f1b0c12561841f267dee20b6\/gettyimages-2288126926.jpg#\" alt=\"UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/5f300c22-2a00-46cd-8239-d748a40b160f\/thumbnail\/620x413\/46b38385f1b0c12561841f267dee20b6\/gettyimages-2288126926.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/5f300c22-2a00-46cd-8239-d748a40b160f\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/c82bc7df493b4e0f6e0e0df62eec724e\/gettyimages-2288126926.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Mourners stand beside the coffins of family members who were killed in a missile strike on July 30, 2026, during a funeral ceremony in Kryvyi Rig on August 3, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Serhii Okunev \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The priest also described the family as respectable and hardworking.<\/p>\n<p> On the evening of the strike, he said, &#8220;at my place, too, in the garage, the window was blown out, and the one in the bedroom as well,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p> After the missile struck, the Voronov home &#8220;was gone; all that was left was flattened earth&#8221;, he added.<\/p>\n<p> More than four years since the start of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/ukraine-crisis\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion<\/a> of Ukraine, shelling continues on an almost daily basis and is intensifying on both sides of the frontline, causing a growing number of civilian deaths.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/e2860256-b3cd-4859-b76e-c721eb2317f5\/thumbnail\/620x413\/f2e6f3034aead4e9392fabd5bd632baa\/gettyimages-2288127118.jpg#\" alt=\"UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/e2860256-b3cd-4859-b76e-c721eb2317f5\/thumbnail\/620x413\/f2e6f3034aead4e9392fabd5bd632baa\/gettyimages-2288127118.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/e2860256-b3cd-4859-b76e-c721eb2317f5\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/606348b0a893a41baff0e884c641524d\/gettyimages-2288127118.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A woman mourns beside the coffins of family members who were killed in a missile strike on July 30, 2026, during a funeral ceremony in Kryvyi Rig on August 3, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Serhii Okunev \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Monday, a new Russian attack near Kryvyi Rih killed three, including an 8-year-old child, at a service station, according to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, Oleksandr Ganzha.<\/p>\n<p> In July, the U.N. expressed concern about an &#8220;alarming escalatory trend&#8221; of increased civilian casualties in Ukraine &#8220;driven by the intensifying use of powerful weapons that are particularly deadly when used in densely populated urban areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>3 children among 7 killed in strike on beach, Russia says<\/h2>\n<p>In Russia and annexed Crimea, Ukrainian strikes killed 11 on Monday, Russian officials said. Seven people, including three children, were killed and dozens wounded when a drone crashed on a Russian beach on the Black Sea coast, the local governor said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What happened today was a deliberate attack by the Kyiv regime on the civilian population, which has no connection whatsoever to military infrastructure,&#8221; the governor, Veniamin Kondratyev, said in a statement on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/american-made-technology-guiding-ukraines-strikes-into-russia\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">has escalated its retaliatory strikes<\/a>\u00a0on Russia\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ukraine-russia-war-drone-attacks-wildberries\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">in recent months<\/a><\/span>, partly to pressure Moscow to the negotiating table after nearly four-and-a-half years of war. Ukraine has targeted energy and logistics infrastructure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Putin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/putin-ukrainian-strikes-infrastructure-problems-russia\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">acknowledged in June<\/a>\u00a0that Ukrainian strikes were causing &#8220;problems&#8221; for Russia, saying they were &#8220;observing a certain shortage, but it&#8217;s not critical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-zelenskyy-netanyahu-meeting-iran-ukraine-war\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Zelenskyy met in Washington with President Trump<\/a>\u00a0and representatives of American defense companies, as he pleaded for swifter and bigger deliveries of Patriot air defense systems that are the best way to stop Russia&#8217;s ballistic assaults.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/us-iran-tensions\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">The Iran war<\/a>\u00a0has drained stockpiles of the American-made interceptors. 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