Yaroslav Bazylevych, a Ukrainian husband and father, has lost his entire family in a Russian missile attack that destroyed his home in the western city of Lviv. His wife Eugenia and their three daughters, Yarya, 21, Daria, 18, and Emilia, 7, were all killed in the attack on Wednesday morning. They were among seven people killed in the aerial assault on Lviv.

Photos published online showed Yaroslav watching helplessly as one of his daughters was taken away in a body bag. His face was caked in blood, and a plaster was fixed above his left eye. His left hand was also bandaged. Other photos showed fellow residents trying in vain to comfort Yaroslav and calm him down.

The story has shocked a nation already used to continual tragedy, with hundreds of people issuing messages of grief on social media.

"Russia is eliminating Ukrainians by (killing off) entire families," local mayor Andriy Sadovyi said via social media, referencing Yaroslav's story. "The Russians are killing our children, our future.