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A Russian Strike Tore Apart a Couple’s Home on the Eve of Their Wedding. They Still Got Married
The blast blew out windows and left the apartment uninhabitable, but the couple still reached the registry office and were married.
- On Sept. 8, a Russian missile strike hit Kyiv, damaging the apartment of Liudmyla Ryzhak and Leonid Ryzhak just hours before their scheduled wedding ceremony.
- For six days, persistent air raid sirens prevented the couple from submitting marriage documents until they secured the Sept. 8 date; nobody predicted the strike would damage their home that same day.
- The blast shattered windows and furniture, forcing the couple to flee to a shelter with Liudmyla's 6-year-old daughter and two guinea pigs before a second strike occurred, leaving their apartment uninhabitable.
- Despite the destruction, the couple dressed in debris-covered clothes and proceeded to the registry office at 10:40 a.m. "We should all be celebrated, that we survived," Liudmyla replied.
- Leonid, a Ukrainian soldier deploying bomber drones in Pokrovsk, had returned to Kyiv for vacation when the strike occurred. The ceremony proceeded as the officiant stated, "Love is when two people become a team.
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A Russian strike tore apart a couple's home on the eve of their wedding. They still got married
A Ukrainian couple faced a devastating setback on the eve of their wedding when a Russian strike hit near their Kyiv apartment.
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On the eve of her wedding, Liudmyla Ryzhak planted her dress delicately embroidered, extended a wide white tulle skirt and shirt with traditional motifs of her husband, and then hung them at the bedroom door.
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right0Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Left
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