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24-year-old Nadiia Yakymenko and her little daughter were killed by a Russian missile at the end of August.
Nina Mazur died that night as well.
She had just graduated from high school this year — her whole future still ahead of her. Now, her body will never breathe again.
Three days ago, Russian forces sent drones into the home of Viktoriia Hrebeniuk and her two-month-old son.
Neither of them survived.
You won’t hear any of these names mentioned by MAGA loyalists.
And chances are, you wouldn’t have heard of Iryna Zarutska either, except for the online stirrings of the far right.
After the paywall:
Unlock the full list The Counteroffensive’s list of 23 anti-Ukrainian Republicans who used the murder to promote their political agenda;
How and why Republicans are blaming Democrats for the tragedy;
The weaponization of the tragedy from those who normally do not support Ukrainian lives;
The role of bots in spreading racism through Iryna Zarutska’s murder.
