Four-year-old killed in Vinnytsia: Mother Iryna does not yet know about Liza's death

Across Ukraine - and beyond - the death of four-year-old Liza from Vinnytsia by Russian missiles has sparked outrage.

Four-year-old killed in Vinnytsia: Mother Iryna does not yet know about Liza's death

Across Ukraine - and beyond - the death of four-year-old Liza from Vinnytsia by Russian missiles has sparked outrage. The participation is huge. But her mother Iryna has no idea. She is fighting for her life in a clinic without knowing what happened to her child.

The mother of four-year-old Liza, who was killed in a rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, is not yet aware of her child's death. As reported by Ukrainian media, citing the girl's grandmother, doctors at the hospital where Iryna Dmitrieva is being treated do not yet want to tell the young woman the truth about her daughter's fate. According to the Russian-language channel Current Time TV, they do not want Iryna to lose motivation to fight for her life.

"If she knew, we would lose her," said chief physician Oleksandr Fomin. According to him, Iryna not only lost her leg in the attack, but also suffered serious internal injuries to her liver, spleen, and burns. Apparently, before the rocket hit, Iryna was in speech therapy with her daughter, who had Down syndrome, at the city's medical center. Around 11 a.m., three Russian rockets landed there, killing a total of 23 people - including Liza and two other children.

At the spot where Liza died, numerous people placed flowers and stuffed animals. Her death shocked the whole country. The Ukrainian First Lady, Olena Selenska, also wrote a dedication to the girl on social media. "I don't want to write down all the words I want to address to those who killed them," said Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wife. "I'd rather tell you about Liza." The four-year-old was a bright, sincere, happy child who grew up in love. "I cry with her loved ones."

The German government was also shocked by the attack and called on Moscow to stop attacks on civilian facilities immediately. The shelling of Vinnytsia was an "act of cruelty," said deputy government spokesman Wolfgang Büchner in Berlin. "The city of Vinnytsia is far away from any front lines. The Russian attack hit the Ukrainian civilian population and shows once again that Russia is massively violating the rules of international law in this war."

Russia, on the other hand, has denied allegations of an attack on civilians. A meeting of high-ranking Ukrainian army commanders "with representatives of foreign arms suppliers" was attacked, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. "The participants of the meeting were eliminated."