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Sam Truelove

Funeral held for Holocaust survivor, 96, killed in Russian air strike in Putin's war

A funeral has been held for a 96-year-old H olocaust survivor who was killed by invading Russian forces in Ukraine.

Boris Romanchenko, who had survived four of Adolf Hitler’s worst concentration camps, died when his Kharkiv apartment block was hit by missiles last week.

In a city savaged by Vladimir Putin ’s war machine, Mr Romanchenko's funeral was held on Thursday, with family members including his son and daughter paying their final respects.

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