Deaths mount, trauma sets in as Russia ramps up missile attacks on Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine – On the sunny morning of July 24, three Russian missiles whizzed towards Kyiv.Ukraine’s air defence downed only one because of a dire, desperate lack of Western-made missile interceptors, and the other two struck a sports centre that hosted an exhibition of drones.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Russia says hit Ukrainian railway and port facilities in new strikeslist 2 of 4Ukraine targets Moscow in mass drone attack as Russia bombards Kyivlist 3 of 4Russian strikes kill 10 in Kharkiv as Ukrainian drones hit Moscowlist 4 of 4Top Russian economist ousted after warning of growing costs of Ukraine warend of listThe ear-popping, earth-shattering strikes wounded more than 100 people and killed 12, including Valentyna Savitska, a fair-haired, 32-year-old border security officer and mother of two.“Their childhood is over; they lost their mum,” Savitska’s husband, Ihor Solovey, told Al Jazeera.His son Vladyslav, 15, is now determined to join the military as “his choice is revenge, revenge for mum,” said Solovey, who heads the government-run Center for Strategic Communication that analyses and refutes Russian disinformation.His daughter Polyna, 11, is still recup...