'Golden child': Ukrainian family buries 9-year-old killed in Russian strike
Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine (AFP) April 7, 2025 When Ilona Tripolets ran outside last week as a Russian missile attack hit Ukraine's central city of Kryvyi Rig, she instantly realised her nine-year-old little brother German, who was at the playground, had been killed. Tripolets, who is 20 years older than the boy and lives nearby, said German had earlier stepped out to play. Within seconds of an explosion, she ran outside with her
Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine (AFP) April 7, 2025
When Ilona Tripolets ran outside last week as a Russian missile attack hit Ukraine's central city of Kryvyi Rig, she instantly realised her nine-year-old little brother German, who was at the playground, had been killed.
Tripolets, who is 20 years older than the boy and lives nearby, said German had earlier stepped out to play.
Within seconds of an explosion, she ran outside with her
When Ilona Tripolets ran outside last week as a Russian missile attack hit Ukraine's central city of Kryvyi Rig, she instantly realised her nine-year-old little brother German, who was at the playground, had been killed.
Tripolets, who is 20 years older than the boy and lives nearby, said German had earlier stepped out to play.
Within seconds of an explosion, she ran outside with her 
