A 30-year-old Ukrainian policeman, Oleg Fedko, was on patrol duties in Ukraine when his entire family was shot dead by Russian troops who entered the city of Kherson.
His family of five included his 27-year-old wife, his 6-year-old daughter, his baby son, and his parents in their 50s.
They were feeding from Kherson in two cars when the Russian forces breached the city on 24 February.
Then Russian soldiers opened fire at the cars they were in and killed Oleg’s wife and children.
Oleg’s brother, Denis Fedko, was on the phone with their mother in her last moments as he heard her screaming and the baby crying in the midst of gunshots, according to zaxid.net.
Their bodies were unable to be retrieved by the police as the city had fallen to Russian hands.
According to The New York Times, at least 300 civilians and soldiers have died in the last week, following fierce fighting in the city.