Key facts
- A Russian strike damaged a Kyiv apartment on the eve of a couple's wedding.
- The couple's wedding clothes were recovered from the rubble.
- They proceeded with their wedding ceremony despite the destruction and ongoing air raids.
- The bride expressed a desire to be happy after surviving the attack.
- The couple met three years ago and had faced delays in their wedding due to the war.
On the eve of their wedding, Liudmyla and Leonid Ryzhak had their Kyiv apartment severely damaged by a Russian strike. The blast wave blew out windows and scattered furniture, forcing the couple to seek shelter. Despite the destruction and the ongoing threat of further attacks, the couple decided to proceed with their wedding ceremony.
The strike occurred hours before their planned ceremony, which had already been delayed multiple times due to the war. Liudmyla Ryzhak described retrieving her wedding dress from the rubble, shaking off broken glass. The couple, along with Liudmyla's 6-year-old daughter, fled to a shelter after the initial blast, narrowly avoiding a second strike.