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Holocaust Historian Boris Zverko Injured in Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv
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First reported by Ynet · Jul 4, 2026
What happened
Boris Zverko, a 90-year-old Jewish-Ukrainian Holocaust historian, was injured by shrapnel in a Russian missile attack on his Kyiv residence. The attack, part of a broader strike that killed 30 people and damaged key city infrastructure, underscores the ongoing dangers faced by Holocaust survivors amid the Russian-Ukrainian war.
- 01Holocaust historian Boris Zverko wounded by Russian Zircon missile in Kyiv.
- 02Zverko chairs Ukraine's association of Jewish ghetto and camp survivors.
- 03He survived Nazi persecution as a child and has published over 230 works on the Holocaust.
- 04The attack symbolizes renewed life-threatening violence against a Holocaust survivor.
- 05Other survivors, like Roman Schwartzman, have also suffered from Russian strikes.
- 06The missile attack killed 30 people and damaged Kyiv's research, medical, and energy facilities.
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