"He adored mountains": details about Kyiv student killed in Russian attack; parents waited for him at ruins of their home

One of the civilians killed in a Russian strike on an apartment block in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district was 31-year-old Dmytro Isaienko, a student at Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University. His mother and father waited at the scene of the strike all day while rescue workers cleared the rubble.

Source: Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University on Facebook

Details: Dmytro was a first-year master's student at the Faculty of Physical Education, Sports and Health.

He was studying physical culture and sports (human health and physical recreation).

Quote from the university: "This is a man whose fate was followed by the whole country. The one whose parents stood by the ruins of the destroyed building and waited for their son, prayed and did not leave... We all prayed with them. Their photos spread around the world and became a symbol of pain and hope. But the miracle did not happen.

He was only 31. Young, bright, kind. Dmytro was a good friend, a good son and an inspiring person... He lived, studied and believed in life – until the war took him away." 

Details: Judging by his Instagram posts, Dmytro loved going to the mountains and also tried his hand at stand-up comedy.

Background:

• Dmytro was killed as a result of a Russian attack that took place on the night of 16-17 June. The Russians struck a high-rise building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district.
• In the evening, false information began to spread online that the young man was supposedly alive. However, this turned out to be untrue. The author of the post has since publicly apologised for the mistake.
• On the evening of 17 June, the State Emergency Service officially confirmed that the body of the deceased man had been recovered from the rubble.
• As of 18 June, rescue workers continue to clear the rubble of the building. Currently, 21 people are known to have been killed.

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