Article 61GFV Ukraine mourners bury four-year-old Liza as Russian attacks intensify

Ukraine mourners bury four-year-old Liza as Russian attacks intensify

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Peter Beaumont in Kyiv
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Rockets and missiles continue to pound Ukrainian towns amid fears of renewed Russian offensive

Mourners in central Ukraine have buried a four-year-old girl who was killed by a Russian missile strike in the city of Vinnytsia last week, as officials and analysts warned that Moscow's operational pause of recent days had come to an end, signalling further death and pain to come.

The killing of Liza Dmitrieva, who had Down's syndrome, as she was pushed in a stroller through a crowded square was reported around the globe, becoming a poignant symbol of the heavy civilian cost of Russia's invasion.

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