Instructor Konstantin Rudenko died on March 13 during the shelling of the Yavorovsky training ground by Russian invaders. His wife Solomiya was left a widow at 19.. Solomiya is 9 months pregnant and the young parents were getting ready to celebrate the birth of their first child. Solomiya managed to talk with her husband a few minutes before the tragedy. She told Radio Liberty about this..

“I never thought that I would go by Cargo 200 to pick up my husband. Here is the same jacket he was wearing. It contained his pass, personal belongings and a phone.. As we were told, they were right in the basement rolled down with a large slab, ”said Solomiya.

She also showed off the uniform and watch given to her husband during their last New Year's celebration together..

Solomiya said that she wants to leave the watch as a keepsake for their son Artem, who is about to be born. According to her, the deceased Konstantin chose the name for the child..

A few minutes before the tragedy, Solomiya was able to talk with her husband.

“At 5:50 he called me on the phone, said that we were also shooting. He told me not to worry and go down to the first floor in the basement. Since we lived on the 5th floor. At 6 o’clock in the morning I called him on the phone, literally 5 minutes passed, and he was already out of the zone, ”says Solomiya.

Due to nervous tension, Solomiya went to the hospital, where she learned about the death of her husband a day later..

“I never thought that I could survive this. I understand that I must try and hold on for the sake of the child. He always said that I should be strong. Therefore, I try both for him and for the sake of my son..

I do everything to make our child happy. I never thought that I would become a widow at the age of 19, and I would also stay with a child myself, ”says Solomiya.

Now Solomiya is preparing for childbirth. Volunteers helped collect things for the newborn.

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On March 13, the invaders carried out an air strike on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security in the Lviv region. The shelling killed 35 people and injured 134.