The life of Nataliia Valevska was cut short in Mariupol on March 28, 2022. She came under shelling near the entrance of her apartment building on Budivelnykiv Avenue.
Nataliia was 60 years old. She was born in Mariupol and lived in the Central district. She worked at the port as a senior railway dispatcher. For the last six months, she had been retired.
“Nataliia Andriivna was kind, responsible, and hardworking. The team loved her very much. And she loved her family, her job, and walking with her dog Rina. She adored her granddaughter Angelina,” said her daughter-in-law, Anna Valevska.
On the morning of March 28, 2022, Nataliia and two other women were standing near the entrance. They were waiting for a kettle to boil over a fire so they could have some coffee. A shell struck nearby. All three women were killed instantly. A neighbor collected the remains and transported them in a wheelbarrow to a pit.
Her husband, Oleksandr Valevskyi, died of a heart attack in his apartment on April 30, a month after losing his wife. “At that time, there were not even any pills. He died on his couch. In the morning, neighbors found him,” Anna added.
At first, Nataliia Valevska and her husband were buried behind their building. Six months later, they were reburied at the Starokrymske Cemetery.
Nataliia is survived by her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter.
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