A family from Ukraine, who traveled to Israel for the treatment of seven-year-old Anastasia Burik suffering from leukemia, tragically lost their lives due to an Iranian missile strike on their residential building.

This heartbreaking incident occurred on Saturday, June 14.

 Iran killed seven-year-old Anastasia Burik from Odessa, her mother, and two other children in Bat Yam as a result of a missile strike on their home. In total, four people died in this attack, and one person is still missing. Anastasia was undergoing treatment for cancer and was awaiting a bone marrow transplant, as noted by Andriy Yermak.

The death of the Ukrainian family from the Iranian missile strike - what is known

The family from Odessa arrived in Israel in December 2022 after a global fundraising effort for the treatment of seven-year-old Anastasia.

After a partial remission, the cancer returned despite chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.

It is known that during their treatment, they were staying in a house in Israel that was struck by an Iranian ballistic missile.

The girl's father, Artem Burik, serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He remained in Ukraine to continue raising funds for his daughter's treatment.

The deceased grandmother, mother, Anastasia, and two boys were together at the time of the Iranian missile strike.