In Heart-wrenching Image, 2-month-old Baby Attends Funeral Of Father Who Died As Ukraine's Fighter Pilot
Russia¡¯s forces are intensifying efforts to capture Severodonetsk, the final Ukrainian strongpoint in the Luhansk region. Ukraine¡¯s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is prepared to exchange its troops who surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol for Russian prisoners.
In an absolutely heart-wrenching picture, a 2-month-old infant attended funeral of his father who died fighting for Ukraine. 25-year-old Ukrainian fighter pilot, Serhiy Parkhomenko, was shot down on May 14th. He was on a combat mission against Russia when his plane was sot down by the enemies.
Emotional farewell to 25-year-old assault pilot
Ever since the news of his killing spread, an image has been doing rounds on social media. The viral picture shows a solider carrying the baby in his arms while a picture of Serhiy can be seen displayed on an easel in what appears to be a church.
A 2mo baby bade farewell to his father, 25yo fighter pilot captain Serhiy Parkhomenko who was killed in action on May 14 pic.twitter.com/ojXn447kyC
¡ª Olena Halushka (@OlenaHalushka) May 21, 2022
Another video being circulated on Twitter shows the funeral being taking place in a church as MiG-21 fighter jets fly off over the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia offering a tribute to the young assault pilot. In the video, other soldiers can also be seen covering Serhiy's body with the Ukrainian flag.
"Serhiy Parkhomenko was last seen off in Vinnytsia. A young assault pilot died heroically while performing a combat mission in the Zaporozhye region ??? Brothers in the sky paid their last respects to the Hero!"
¡ª AA1973 ?????? (@Andreas_Adam) May 19, 2022
Slava Ukrajini ??? https://t.co/PwnFSmOxkt
As per South East Military Veterans, a movement supporting Ukraine's defence forces, Serhiy reportedly destroyed 20 tanks, 50 BBMs, 55 cars, 20 fuel tanks and hundreds of Russians.
Current situation
Russia¡¯s forces are intensifying efforts to capture Severodonetsk, the final Ukrainian strongpoint in the Luhansk region. Ukraine¡¯s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is prepared to exchange its troops who surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol for Russian prisoners.
Meanwhile, a Russia negotiator says Moscow will consider exchanging prisoners from Ukraine¡¯s Azov battalion for Viktor Medvedchuk, a wealthy Ukrainian businessman close to President Vladimir Putin. He did not specify the number of prisoners considered for the exchange.
AP
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