Saved from the shattered door
During the attack by the Russian Federation on Ternopil on November 19, Bohdan and Olha Kulikovsky miraculously managed to survive. The family exited their house just moments before a Russian missile struck it. This was reported by the local channel 'Ternopil 1', citing an interview with the couple for the publication 'Glavcom'.
'In the morning, mass attacks began. We heard the first explosions and started to get ready. We quickly got dressed, some wore whatever they had, some were in pajamas, and some jumped out in whatever they had on,' said Bohdan Kulikovsky. The couple, along with their two-year-old daughter, went to their relatives, whose house is located nearby. Then the explosions started again, and they realized that their home could be destroyed. Bohdan Kulikovsky assumed that the windows in their apartment might have blown out, but now his family is left without a home.
'At the moment of the strike, we weren't home; we managed to get out in about five minutes,' the Kulikovskys said. Now the family is staying with their relatives.
They miraculously managed to survive during the shelling: the couple from Ternopil told how they managed to avoid the shelling pic.twitter.com/XE2uS73k3k
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They were unharmed, but Olha Kulikovska's 20-year-old cousin Bohdan, who lived nearby, is currently in the hospital. He was rescued from the rubble of the house the day before. Olha Kulikovska said she called Bohdan to come with them during the explosions.
In summary, during the attack on Ternopil, the Kulikovsky family miraculously survived, having left their home just a minute before a missile fell on it. Their cousin is now in the hospital, and the family is left without a home.