Nataliia Reva was killed on April 9, 2024, in a Russian attack on her hometown of Kostiantynivka.
At around 11:30 a.m., Russian forces struck a residential area. Nataliia was killed alongside her 12-year-old son Mykyta and their neighbor Borys.
Nataliia was 42 years old. She was born and lived in Kostiantynivka. She worked as a cleaner at the “Simia” store at the city’s railway station. After the store was destroyed, she lost her job. She was raising her son Mykyta and had taught him how to draw.
She is remembered as a warm and positive person.
“Nataliia was always smiling, friendly, and loved to joke. This is how her colleagues, neighbors, and the parents of her son’s classmates remember her,” the Kostiantynivka City Military Administration reported.
Nataliia Reva is survived by her mother.
At 9:00 a.m. — a nationwide minute of silence.
The Donetsk Regional Military Administration and the Memorial platform honor civilians of Donetsk region killed by Russian forces.