16-year-old deaf teen killed in Ozon warehouse attack
A 16-year-old deaf teenager from Belgorod died in a rocket attack on an Ozon warehouse on August 30. He was working at the facility during summer holidays, and two of his classmates were hospitalized.
Consensus
- A 16-year-old deaf teenager named David Z. died in a rocket attack on an Ozon facility in Belgorod on August 30.
- David was working at the Ozon warehouse during summer holidays as a part-time job.
- Two of David's classmates, who were also working at the warehouse, were hospitalized after the attack.
- David was the eldest of nine children in his family.
- His father is deaf and his mother is hard of hearing.
- The family has not been contacted by regional authorities.
- The family has spent 90,000 rubles on funeral costs and has launched a fundraising campaign.
- The attack occurred during the day on August 30.
- The warehouse was a sorting center and delivery hub for Ozon.
- Ozon confirmed that its facility was hit during the attack.
- Three people died in the attack, and 16 were injured.
Points of divergence
- David was attending a special school for the deaf and had no ability to speak. — meduza
- David participated in basketball at a center for adaptive sports. — tvrain
- David did not go to delivery work that day but went to the warehouse instead. — meduza
- The family was not shown the body at the morgue and had to contact funeral services themselves. — meduza
- The family described being overwhelmed with grief and said they were still unable to process the loss. — mediazona
Coverage (3 sources)
- As a result of the strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Belgorod, a 16-year-old deaf teenager died. He worked part-time at an Ozon warehouse — Meduza
- During yesterday's rocket attack on the Ozon warehouse in Belgorod, a deaf teenager died — Медиазона
- In Belgorod, during a rocket attack on an Ozon warehouse, a ninth grader who worked there in the summer died — Дождь