# Funeral honors Ukrainian student killed while helping victims of Russian strike

https://mins.news/en/video/13844

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-05 08:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ork48YSw1cg

> Hundreds of Ukrainian mourners followed the open casket of Vitalina Yarovenko at her funeral on Thursday. The 20-year-old university student was killed by a Russian strike shortly after rushing to aid people wounded in an earlier attack. Her funeral brought mourners together to honor her after her death while helping others.

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