The Ukraine mother who saw her daughter and husband killed

Viktoria saw her kid and husband die infront of her eyes

Viktoria Kovalenko remembers the moment clearly. Qazet.az presents you the story.

"There was an explosion, or some kind of shots. It deafened me. The back windscreen shattered. My husband shouted, 'Get out of the car.'"

The horror of that day is almost unimaginable.

Nine days into the war in Ukraine, as the fighting raged, Viktoria and her husband Petro had finally decided to flee Chernihiv, in the north of the country. They wanted to keep the children safe. Twelve-year-old Veronika was Viktoria's daughter from her first marriage. Her other daughter, Varvara, is just a year old.

They took what they needed, and drove away from their family home. As they left the outskirts of the city, heading south near the village of Yahidne, stones in the road blocked their path. Petro pulled over, climbed out and started to haul them out of the way.

Seconds later, their car was fired on.

Viktoria saw her daughter Veronika and husband killed in front of her.

"I tried to stay calm, I was holding my baby daughter and I needed to get her to safety".