The last message between Elena and Oleksiy

Photographer

Esteban Biba

Category

Editorial Photography - Photojournalism

Company

Agencia EFE

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2022

Country / Region:

Guatemala

On May 26, Russian missiles fell on the surroundings of the 23 Serpina Metro station in Kharkov, Ukraine. The metro service had been restored for three days in an attempt to allow Ukrainian citizens to resume part of their lives during the war between Russia and Ukraine. Elena a 64 year old Ukrainian was talking to her husband Oleksiy 65, Elena forgot her house keys and was chatting with her husband on the mobile to meet up when she heard the first explosion, she tried to help an injured man while walking to the metro station , continued to write to her husband but no longer received an answer, while she was walking and writing the fire consumed several vehicles hit by the missiles, at the entrance of the metro station she found the lifeless body of Oleksiy with the phone in his hand, a policeman he helped her down and off her husband's body as the missiles continued to rain down outside. In total 5 people died and 10 people were injured.

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