Key points
- Iran struck the Israeli city of Bat Yam on June 15, killing nine people, including five Ukrainians.
- Among the dead were Maria Peshkurova, her 7-year-old daughter and other family members; Maria's body was pulled from the rubble four days later.
- Maria's husband serves in the airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Iran struck a residential building in the Israeli city of Bat Yam on the night of June 15. As a result of the shelling, 5 Ukrainians were killed, including 3 children.
The body of one of the victims, Maria Peshkurova, was pulled out from under the rubble after four days of searching, Channel 24 reports, citing Israeli media.
Ukrainians killed in Israel
On the night of June 15, as a result of an Iranian strike on Bat Yam, in Israel, 5 Ukrainians were killed, including 3 minors.
On June 20, the media reported that the body of 31-year-old Ukrainian Maria Peshkurova had been pulled out from under the rubble. The woman died along with her entire family during a ballistic attack by Iran.
In total, the Iranian strike on June 15 killed nine people. Among them were Maria, her seven-year-old daughter Nastya Burtik, who was battling cancer, her 60-year-old mother, and two young nephews, aged nine and 13.
It is known that Maria Peshkurova’s husband serves in the airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Channel 24 expresses sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased. Eternal memory!
