Espreso. Global

"The whole body is cut, the hands are burned to the bone, there are no nails". In Bucha, rashists raped, tortured, and then executed a 23-year-old refugee from Donbas

17 April, 2022 Sunday
17:29

23-year-old Karina Yershova, who moved with her parents to Bucha from the occupied Donbas, met her gruesome death while trying to resist

client/title.list_title

The girl was seized on the street, tortured and raped, shot in the head. The girl's stepfather, Andriy Derenko, said that "her body was all cut, most of the nails on her fingers were missing, she seemed to be trying to protect herself, trying to fight back". This is reported by Espreso.TV with reference to the Bucha City Council.



 

As noted, Karina was raped, shot in the back of the head and thrown into a mass grave in the courtyard of the church, where more than 400 bodies were exhumed after the liberation of Bucha.

 

The girl was buried in the White Church.  The heartbroken mother tried to open the coffin, but she was held back.

 

"We consider it possible that she was raped. We did not see the lower part of her body, only the upper part, but what we saw... We can only imagine what could be on the rest of her body", said the stepfather of the deceased girl.

 

The National Police informed the family that Karina had been tortured and killed.  At the same time, some horrific details were not announced.

 

"However, it is known that her hands were burned to the bone, while the silver rings that she always wore remained on her fingers. A tourniquet was also applied to the girl’s leg, apparently to stop bleeding from a gunshot wound", the report says.

 

"I cried my eyes out. Now I have no tears", said the girl's mother Elena.

 

Their family fled Donetsk in 2014 to escape Russian occupation.  But the Russian army caught up with them in Bucha. They speak Russian, but they hate Russia.

 

"We hate them. We are from the Donetsk region, where almost all people speak Russian, but I hate the Russians because they killed a Russian-speaking girl. Now I am ashamed to speak Russian because I hate the "Russian world." Russian  soldiers are not people. They are animals", Andriy said.

Tags:
Read also:
  • News
2025, Thursday
17 July
19:03
Ukrainian forces can fire 400 HIMARS rockets in one salvo — but can U.S. production keep up?
19:02
Pentagon delays Switzerland’s Patriot deliveries to prioritize Ukraine aid
18:40
'This fight is important for Ukraine, its defenders': Usyk on upcoming bout with Dubois
18:21
Russia reinforces defense: concrete plant relaunched in Mariupol
18:00
UN unveils $277.7 million winter aid plan for Ukraine’s most vulnerable
17:42
Russia faces record-low tank, armored vehicle losses in July amid critical shortages
17:20
Ukraine's parliament approves new cabinet: Shmyhal is new defense minister, Sybiha stays foreign minister
16:59
Ukraine may open all EU accession talks this year — European Commissioner Kos
16:36
Far-right Polish MP faces criminal charges for stealing Ukrainian flag
16:13
India ready to find alternatives to Russian oil if U.S. imposes sanctions
15:55
OPINION
New wave of aid to Ukraine: Trump is implementing tactics to deplete Russia
15:40
“Doctor Evil”: The sadistic prison medic torturing Ukrainian POWs in Russia
15:11
Updated
Ukrainian Parliament confirms Svyrydenko as new Prime Minister
14:54
Who is Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s new Prime Minister?
14:35
Russia returns 1,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers
14:15
Patriots to be moved to Kyiv "as quickly as possible" — NATO Commander
13:50
Zelenskyy appoints new representative for U.S. ties before she takes over as ambassador
13:20
Poland summons Russian diplomat over drone strike on Polish factory in Vinnytsia
12:37
Exclusive
U.S.offensive weapons could enable Ukraine to launch “devastating strikes” — aviation expert
12:15
Trump can end war in Ukraine by end of year, Zelenskyy's aide says
11:57
Russia would need 70 years to capture Ukraine at this pace – Poland's FM
11:45
Russia shifts tactics in strikes on western Ukraine — will the trend persist?
11:17
Exclusive
Destroying Russia's energy sector will bring Ukraine closer to strategic victory – Ukrainian General
10:54
Russian forces capture Shevchenko village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region — DeepState
10:37
Europol conducts large-scale operation against pro-Russian hacker network
10:17
"Incredible innovation": Kellogg on Ukrainian drone production
10:02
Russia loses 1,190 soldiers, 43 artillery systems in one day of war in Ukraine
09:37
Russian drone attack on Dnipro leaves one dead, others wounded
2025, Wednesday
16 July
21:35
OPINION
Has Donald Trump changed his attitude toward Russia and Putin?
21:20
Exclusive
Tomahawk missiles face less air defense the further they strike into Russia — expert
21:05
Zelenskyy proposes Denys Shmyhal as new defense minister, announces reshuffle in Ukrainian government
20:55
Updated
Multiple casualties as Russia drops 500 kg bomb on Dobropillia, Donetsk region
20:43
Russia intensifies crackdown on migrants to fill its army ranks in Ukraine war
20:34
Exclusive
Sanctions fears, global pressure hold China back from aiding Russia — analyst
20:10
Poland doubts Ukrainian Armed Forces use 4,000–9,000 shells per day
19:27
Exclusive
Ukraine's new ambassador must demonstrate value to Americans, excel as communicator — diplomat
19:05
Press release
Kostyantyn Zhevago rejects accusations of orchestrating Ukrainian pharma sales in Russia
18:52
Ukraine ready for peace talks anytime, foreign minister Sybiha says
18:36
Ukraine reports 63 clashes across front, with Pokrovsk axis under intense pressure
18:15
Review
Weapons of war, tools of peace: How defense spending shapes Ukraine’s future
More news