Ukraine: Head of Hostomel community killed by Russian invaders
Russian troops have killed the head of the community of Hostomel, near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Yuri Prilipko, as he was distributing humanitarian aid to residents, the polskatimes.pl website has reported.
Yuri PrilipkoPhoto: Hostomel Community Council Facebook
The Hostomel Council wrote in a statement on Facebook that Prilipko “died as a hero” while “distributing bread to the hungry and medicines to the sick.”
On Sunday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Hero City status to Hostomel for its residents’ outstanding efforts to fend off Russian troops.
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Source: Polskatimes.pl