Eight-year-old Mykhailo is undergoing a DNA test to identify his father, who went missing after a Russian missile strike on a shopping center in Kharkiv. The attack, which occurred yesterday, involved two glide bombs and targeted the Epicentre, a construction hypermarket where Mykhailo's father worked. Investigators and forensic experts have been working tirelessly to identify the victims, with many bodies severely burnt and unrecognizable. Mykhailo, being his father's only direct relative, had to submit his DNA sample to help with the identification process. A police spokesperson stated, 'We fear that we will have to sift through the ashes to find the remains and identify the victims.'
This is 8-year-old Mykhailo. He is going through the process of giving his DNA sample because his father didn’t make it home yesterday after the Russian attack on the construction hypermarket in #Kharkiv. 📷: Investigative Department of Ukraine https://t.co/OPQnbFHQpO
This is Misha. He is 8. Yesterday his father did not return home after the #Russian air strike on the mall in Kharkiv (eastern #Ukraine), where he worked. Together with his mom Misha went to the police & submit DNA samples for examination to find his father among the dead. https://t.co/owcLlVUUC7
8-y-old Mykhailo’s dad has been missing since 2 Russian glide bombs struck a hardware store in Kharkiv yesterday A severely burnt body was found today, and his dad has no other close relatives in the area, Mykhailo had to show up today to give a DNA sample for identification 🇺🇦 https://t.co/db03df0nbk
8-year-old Mykhailo didn't wait for his dad to come home. His father worked at the construction supermarket in Kharkiv and was at work during the Russian attack yesterday. Since the boy is his only direct relative, investigators had to take his DNA to find his father.… https://t.co/HclPbedWKC https://t.co/mqf0x6dJgw
An 8 year old boy submits to a DNA sample in hopes of identifying the remains of his father amongst the many victims in yesterday's russian missile on a busy shopping center in Kharkiv. Sadly, this will continue until Ukraine is allowed to strike Russia's launching facilities… https://t.co/joQwxRP7Ip
Ukrainian eight-year-old boy Mykhailo is waiting for DNA identification of his father's body The man worked in a shopping mall in Kharkiv and was inside at the time of the attack. 📷: Serhiy Bolvinov, head of the Investigation Department of the Kharkiv Regional Police. https://t.co/fR6ICRcSDj
😢😢😢It hurts: Mykhailo, 8, undergoes a DNA test to identify his father, who went missing after the russian Federation strike on the Epicentre in Kharkiv yesterday. ‘We fear that we will have to sift through the ashes to find the remains and identify the victims,’ police said. https://t.co/3x7ajXddUO
😡This is an 8-year-old Mykhailo, who has to have his DNA taken because his dad worked at the Epicentre, which was bombed by the Russians yesterday. Investigators and forensic experts worked all night on the site, looking for something that could be identified as a human body.… https://t.co/MsUppurSLl
The boy’s name is Mykhailo. He is eight. His dad is missing after yesterday’s russian attack on #Kharkiv. He came to give his DNA to compare to those unrecognizably burnt. #RussiaWarCrimes #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/Kg93plZU0m