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Vancouver Sun
a day ago
- Health
- Vancouver Sun
8-year-old Ukrainian girl in Israel for cancer treatment killed in Iranian missile attack
Five members of a Ukrainian family, including an 8-year-old girl undergoing cancer treatment at an Israeli hospital, were among the nine people killed by an Iranian missile impact on a Tel Aviv suburb this week, a city spokesperson said on Wednesday. Nastia Borik was just 7. A Ukrainian refugee fighting leukemia, she came to Israel for a chance at life. On Saturday, Iranian missiles ended that chance — killing her, her mother, grandmother, and two little cousins. Heartbreaking beyond words 💔 The dead in Sunday's attack in Bat Yam included Anastasia (Nastia) Borik, an 8-year-old first grader who was being treated for leukemia at Sheba Medical Center's oncology unit. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. She was killed along with her mother Maria Peshkurova, 31, her grandmother Olena (Yelena) Peshkurova, 54, and her cousins Konstantin Totvich, 10 and Ilya Peshkurov, 15. The family had come to Israel from the Ukrainian city of Odessa as tourists in December 2022 for her life-saving medical treatment. Four Israelis were also killed in the pre-dawn missile attack. It was the single most lethal Iranian strike on Israel over the last six days. 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured in more than 400 Iranian missile attacks across Israel.
Edmonton Journal
a day ago
- Health
- Edmonton Journal
8-year-old Ukrainian girl in Israel for cancer treatment killed in Iranian missile attack
Article content The dead in Sunday's attack in Bat Yam included Anastasia (Nastia) Borik, an 8-year-old first grader who was being treated for leukemia at Sheba Medical Center's oncology unit. She was killed along with her mother Maria Peshkurova, 31, her grandmother Olena (Yelena) Peshkurova, 54, and her cousins Konstantin Totvich, 10 and Ilya Peshkurov, 15. The family had come to Israel from the Ukrainian city of Odessa as tourists in December 2022 for her life-saving medical treatment. If Iran collapses, regime officials likely to flee to Canada Four Israelis were also killed in the pre-dawn missile attack. It was the single most lethal Iranian strike on Israel over the last six days. 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured in more than 400 Iranian missile attacks across Israel.
