Diana Paslavska and Olena Lavrentieva were killed in the Russian attack on the shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih. Photo: collage by Ukrainska Pravda.Zhyttia

Two mothers were among those killed in Russian strikes on the Soniachna Haleria shopping centre in the city of Kryvyi Rih – Olena Lavrentieva, a shop assistant, and Diana Paslavska, a shop manager. Each leaves two children.

Stolychna Yuvelirna Fabryka (Stolychna Jewellery Factory) reported the death of Olena Lavrentieva, 41, who had worked as a sales consultant at one of the chain's shops for the past nine years.

"She was an incredibly warm, sincere person, loved by her colleagues and respected by customers. [On the day of the attack] she went out to do her shift as usual. She always greeted people with a smile, and she had plans for the future," Olena's colleagues wrote.

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