The story of one photo. 13-year-old Dmitry died from a Russian projectile in Kharkiv-his father prayed over his son for two hours

The text is prepared by the Memorial Memorial platform, which tells the stories of Russia killed by Russia and the victims of the Ukrainian military - especially for NV. In order to inform Ukraine's losses - fill in the forms: for the dead military and civilian casualties. Video of the day of the tragedy was remembered by many: the father is on his knees next to the baby's body, holding her hand and praying. The man read a prayer over his son for about two hours.

All this time he was held by a police officer. The boy in the photo is 13-year-old Dmitry Kubat. On that day, he and his 15-year-old sister went on a jogging . . . It was a terrible accident Dmitry-Victoria Kubba son, a well-known Ukrainian chess player and a trainery from Pishak Club chess. The boy studied at the 17th school of Kharkiv-the Russians destroyed it on June 1. Dmitry's family, despite the shelling, did not plan to go from Kharkiv.

They say that they had nowhere, their dachas are located in temporarily occupied territories. Victoria Kubata recalls: on July 20, Dmitry with 15-year-old sister Ksenia wanted to run-first thought to do it at the stadium and then decided to run a neighborhood. The usual morning conversation - and the children ran immediately. When my husband and I heard the explosion, we immediately began to call them. No one took the phone. The man ran to look at them at the stadiums, we have several.

Meanwhile, I was called from police. They did not say that the son was killed, just asked to come. I then guessed what could happen, but I still can't realize. He could not be there, because this jogging was not a regular action. They did not go there daily at a certain hour. It was a terrible accident. Dmitry's mother went to the tragedy. Meanwhile, while his father Vyacheslav was looking for children at the stadiums, he was also called by police. Later, the journalists filmed that photograph.

The mother of the deceased says that they were against such photos at that moment, but no one asked permission to this picture. While the man was at the scene, I ran to look for my daughter. She was already in the hospital. Xenia - the wounded - stopped the cars to get there . . . Xenia had two operations. The diagnosis was written "Min-explosive injury". The girl was injured in the neck, face, parietal fossa, one of the fragments stuck in the lung.

They were written out in early August, but the wound healing process, doctors were warned, will last about three months . . . Recently, Dmitry Kububa's family left Kharkiv. If shellings can be moved, says Victoria, then to live in the native area where the son was killed is morally extremely difficult. He loved his family Dmitry very much as a good child. The boy recently celebrated his birthday. From the first class he went to a dance circle.

Like mom, he played chess, but not professionally - for herself. He spent a lot of time with his parents and sister. We had a very good relationship. Dmitry could always come to consult, share doubts, was open. He helped me a lot: he didn't have to ask for it, he could offer. We always rested together, very much loved nature. Summer was spent every year at the dacha . . .

Familiar family, Ksenia Shahin, recalls how her daughter Emilia, who studied with Dmitry in one class, after the news about his death did not want to believe in it. On the first in the life of the line Emilia and Dmitry stood nearby. We didn't know anyone yet, but Dima remembered me right away. Dima was shy and a little vulnerable. Despite that - purposeful. He loved my family very much . . . I sympathize with their family. It's a terrible grief.