15 January 2025

Well-known Kherson volunteer becomes a victim of a Russian drone

(Photo: Collage by Intent)

A volunteer from Kherson, Iryna Bayrachenko, was killed by a Russian drone. Her schoolgirl daughter Margarita was left without a mother.

The tragic loss was reported by the administration of Antonivska school No. 18, where the girl studied.

"We express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of our dear student Margarita Bayrachenko on the tragic loss of her mother. Iryna Oleksandrivna was an extraordinary person, a loving mother and a loyal friend. Her vital energy, warmth and boundless love for her child will forever remain in the memory of all who had the honor of knowing her," the statement said.

The educational institution said that Iryna Bayrachenko's life was cut short by shelling by Russian drones.

Iryna Bayrachenko took care of the elderly and stray animals in Kindiytsia, which were left unattended in the village. The village is constantly under fire from the occupiers from the left bank of the Kherson region, who use drones to hunt for civilians.

Recently, the Kherson City Military Administration recognized the volunteer for her active position.

On January 14, a 56-year-old nurse from a local outpatient clinic was killed in the suburb of Kherson, Antonivka, as a result of Russian shelling.

On January 8, Roman Matviychuk, the head of one of the neighborhood committees of the Korabelny district of Kherson, was killed in Naddnipryanske by a Russian drone attack. The Russian military attacked a car with a drone, in which 71-year-old Roman Matviychuk was with the driver.

On January 6, an ecologist of the city council, Volodymyr Shum, is killed in a Russian drone attack on a bus in Kherson.

On December 1, volunteer Rimma Baranenko was killed in Kherson. She was among the passengers of a bus on which Russian terrorists dropped explosives from a drone in the morning.‍

Ірина Глухова

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