Thirteen-year-old Arina Pidruchna was killed in a Russian strike on the city of Koziatyn in Vinnytsia Oblast on 1 November. An educational institution was attacked by a Russian drone, which hit an area near temporary accommodation for internally displaced people.
Source: Koziatyn City Council Lyceum No. 2 , the specialised secondary school Arina attended; Hlukhivtsi territorial hromada
Quote from the lyceum: "We were so proud of Arina. She was an outstanding student, an exceptionally kind, cheerful and compassionate child, a loyal friend who was always willing to lend a hand. Her heartfelt smile, sparkling eyes and kind heart will be remembered forever by all who knew her."
Details: Arina was born on 4 May 2013 and grew up in the village of Nepedivka with her family, according to a statement from the Hlukhivtsi hromada . She attended Nepedivka Lyceum for her primary education and also studied at a private school in Berdychiv, where she completed a mental arithmetic course with distinction. A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories
In fifth grade Arina moved to Koziatyn Lyceum No. 2, where she distinguished herself as an excellent student and class monitor. She had a particular talent for mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology and regularly won prizes in academic competitions.
She also found time for extracurricular activities and attended a Pentecostal Sunday school in Koziatyn.
Quote from the hromada: "She was sociable and genuine and had a lot of friends, and she adored her younger brother, Arsen."
Details: On the day of the attack, Arina had planned to go to church with her mother and then to a humanities club at the Sunday school. She was due to meet a friend on the way, near a shop close to where the Russian strike occurred.
Quote from the hromada: "At that tragic moment, Arina was talking on the phone, and her last words were: 'I can see a Shahed [drone].'"
Details: The date and time of Arina's funeral will be announced later.
Background: A mother of two known only as Anna was killed in Russia's attack on Kremenchuk on 29 October. Anna did not have time to reach a safe place before the attack, but she shielded her daughter Kseniia and son Yehor with her body.
Two 15-year-old classmates , Yana Pieshkova and Mariia Mozhova, were killed in a Russian Banderol drone-launched cruise missile attack on central Chernihiv on 29 October.
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