Chief Accountant of a Palo Alto Company and Her Children Murdered by Russian Troops in Ukraine. [View all]

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This came up in Linkedin this afternoon.

From another source:

Chief accountant of SE ranking and her two children killed in Ukraine

Tatiana Perebeinis was among four people killed in a Russian attack at the weekend.

Tatiana Perebeinis, the chief accountant for SE Ranking, an SEO platform, died under Russian attack in Ukraine on Sunday. With her two children, Alise and Tatiana (nine and 13 years old respectively) and a man, she was attempting to leave Irpin, Ukraine, when Russian forces opened fire, according to reports.

The final moments

On Sunday, the New York Times documented the final moments of their lives. (Warning: the article contains a graphic image and video of the mortar attack and the aftermath):

“As the mortars got closer to the stream of civilians, people ran, pulling children, trying to find a safe spot. But there was nothing to hide behind. A shell landed in the street, sending up a cloud of concrete dust and leaving one family — a woman, her teenage son and a her daughter, who appeared to be about 8 years old; and a family friend — sprawled on the ground.

Soldiers rushed to help, but the woman and children were dead. A man traveling with them still had a pulse but was unconscious and severely wounded. He later died.

A statement from her company, SE Ranking:

“We are devastated to say that yesterday our dear colleague and friend Tatiana Perebeinis, the chief accountant of SE Ranking, was killed together with her two kids by russian mortar artillery.

The family was trying to evacuate from Irpin – a small city right near Kyiv that has been left without water supply, electricity, and heating.

There are no words to describe our grief or to mend our pain. But for us, it is crucial to not let Tania and her kids Alise and Nikita remain just statistics. Her family became the victim of the unprovoked fire on civilians, which under any law is a crime against humanity.

The russian army are criminals, and they should be stopped.

Our hearts are broken. Our prayers are for all Ukrainians, who are fighting for their right to exist.”