Svitlana Vlasenko lived on the fifth floor of a building on Lyubov Maloi Street in Kharkiv. It was destroyed by Russian shelling on the night of May 31, 2024. Svetlana's daughter, 39-year-old Polina Kravets, died nearby.

The body of Svitlana Vlasenko was found first thing in the morning. She was thrown into the yard by an explosive wave. Her daughter too - she flew several tens of meters and hit the wall of a neighboring house. It was possible to identify her thanks to a DNA test.

The deceased Svitlana Vlasenko was 69 years old. Positive, responsive, sociable - that's what her friends and neighbors say about her.