A Ukrainian woman and her family living in the UK have been left "distraught" after her father was left fighting for his life in the wake of a Russian cruise missile strike on his apartment block .

Olena Sidlauskas's dad is living in the city of Ternopil, located in western Ukraine , lies approximately 435 miles from the frontline and just 125 miles from the border with Poland . Tragically, he was struck by a Russian missile attack last week.

"On November 19, we [woke up] to the news of yet another massive attack on Ukraine by Russia during their full-scale invasion. This time, however, it hit home," said Olena.

"Around nine Russian X-101 cruise missiles had hit the residential flats in my home city of Ternopil [...] One of the nine missiles hit 30 feet from my parents' gr

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