In Ukraine, a city grieves for a family killed in a deadly Russia missile attack

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered Friday for funeral services in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv for victims of a Russian missile attack that killed seven people, including a mother and her three daughters.

The pre-dawn blasts earlier this week in the historic center of the city also injured dozens of civilians and shocked Ukrainians as the country endures a renewed round of Russian bombardment.

The city came to a virtual standstill as the mourners, many wiping away tears and some holding single sunflowers or bouquets, gathered outside a church in central Lviv where the funeral services were held in succession.

The deaths have left a profound impact on the city, which had largely been spared the worst of the attacks that typically target infrastructure and are focused with greater intensity in the east of the country.

As hundreds of mourners looked on, Yaroslav Bazylevych, who lost his wife and three daughters, attended the funeral at the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

Dressed in black, his face still marked by blast injuries, he was supported by another man as he walked to the church and stood over the open white caskets of his wife, Yevgenia, 43, and daughters Emilia, 7, Daryna, 18, and Yaryna, 21, who were clothed in traditional dress with wreaths of flowers on their heads. Mourners filed past the caskets, some leaving flowers and others stopping to hug the father. Residents lined the streets of Lviv as hearses and other vehicles carried the victims to a nearby cemetery, followed by more than a dozen black-clad priests and students carrying white wooden crosses.

At a nearby roadside memorial, candles flickered next to a teddy bear and personal mementos beneath a banner with black-and-white photographs of the blast victims.

The blasts damaged scores of buildings, including several classified as national heritage sites. Survivors described receiving little warning from air raid sirens before the missiles hit.

“The scariest part was that the explosions were happening both behind and in front of our house. I didn’t know what to do,” local resident Tamara Ponomarenko told The Associated Press. “I thought about running to the bomb shelter, but it wasn’t nearby. The school was close, should I run there instead?”

Another survivor, Yelyzaveta Harapko, added: “I went to close the window, to lower the blinds. And as I was doing that, there was an explosion. Sparks flew everywhere, and the window was gone. After that, I heard someone scream, and later I heard cries: ‘Help, people are trapped under the rubble!’”

The deaths of children in the missile attack were seen by many as an attack on an emerging generation that has known nothing but war.

“In the center of Europe, Russia is exterminating whole families of Ukrainians. The Russians are killing our children, our future,” Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi wrote in an online post.

Marta Kuzii, an associate professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University, where 18-year-old Daryna Bazylevych was a student, shared the sentiment.

“Daryna represents the generation that has been given the mission to rebuild Ukraine. She was a child who grew up with the war; it has been part of her entire conscious life,” Kuzii said.

“She was raised in a family with deep values and a clear understanding of what Ukraine stands for. It was an intelligent, highly educated, artistic, and cultured family.”

Gatopoulos reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. Andriy Popovych in Lviv, Ukraine and Volodymyr Yurchuk in Kyiv contributed.

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A relative mourns at the coffins of Yaroslav Bazylevych's family members during their funeral service in the Garrison Church in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Bazylevych's wife Yevgenia and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - were killed in Wednesday's Russian missile attack. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

People hold crosses during the funeral ceremony for family members of Yaroslav Bazylevych in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Bazylevych's wife Yevgenia and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - were killed in Wednesday's Russian missile attack. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Yaroslav Bazylevych mourns over the coffins of his family members during the funeral service in the Garrison Church in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Bazylevych's wife Yevgenia and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - were killed in Wednesday's Russian missile attack. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

People carry the coffins of the family members of Yaroslav Bazylevych during the funeral procession in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Bazylevych's wife Yevgenia and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - were killed in Wednesday's Russian missile attack. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Yaroslav Bazylevych, right, prays during the funeral ceremony for his family members in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Bazylevych's wife Yevgenia and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - were killed in Wednesday's Russian missile attack. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

People kneel in respect during the funeral ceremony of Yaroslav Bazylevych's family members in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Bazylevych's wife Yevgenia and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - were killed in Wednesday's Russian missile attack. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

People mourn near the coffins of Yaroslav Bazylevych's family during the funeral service in the Garrison Church in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Bazylevych's wife Yevgenia and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - were killed in Wednesday's Russian missile attack. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Yaroslav Bazylevych, second left, mourns at the coffins of his family during their funeral service in the Garrison Church in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Bazylevych's wife Yevgenia and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - were killed in Wednesday's Russian missile attack. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Friends hug Yaroslav Bazylevych during the funeral service for his family in the Garrison Church in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Bazylevych's wife Yevgenia and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - were killed in Wednesday's Russian missile attack. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

In this photo provided by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, smoke rises from a building which was destroyed by a Russian strike in Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (State Emergency Service of Ukraine via AP)

In this photo provided by the Lviv City Council, firefighters work near a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Lviv City Council via AP)

In this undated photo provided by the Lviv City Hall Press Office, Yaroslav Bazylevych poses for a photo with his family - wife Yevgenia, and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21, in Ukraine. Bazylevych lost his family in a Russian missile attack in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Lviv City Hall Press Office via AP)

Yaroslav Bazylevych, who lost his family in the devastating Russian missile attack, looks at his ruined house in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. His wife, Yevgenia, and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - all died when a Russian missile hit their home. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Medics give first aid to Yaroslav Bazylevych, who lost his family in a Russian missile attack in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Bazylevych's wife, Yevgenia, and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - all died when Russian missile hit their home. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

A neighbor supports Yaroslav Bazylevych, right, who lost his family in a Russian missile attack, as Bazylevych looks at his ruined house in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. His wife, Yevgenia, and their three daughters - Darina, 18, Emilia, 7, and Yaryna, 21 - all died when a Russian missile hit their home. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

DENVER (AP) — Michael Busch had his first big league multi-homer game, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 Sunday to stop a three-game losing streak.

Chicago went 3 for 14 with runners in scoring position and stranded 16 runners, tying the major league high for a nine-inning game this season.

“We left a small farming village in central Illinois of runners on base, but we played good offense,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “We were missing the next hit, but in the ninth, to get those extra runs, certainly was a big deal.”

Chicago (76-73), which had lost seven of 11, began the day six games behind Atlanta and the New York Mets for the final NL wild card. The Mets lost at Philadelphia.

Busch had a go-ahead RBI single in the third, then hit solo homers in the seventh inning off Jake Bird and the ninth against Justin Lawrence, increasing the rookie’s season total to 20. He was 6 for 10 with three homers and seven RBIs in the series.

Busch's first homer traveled 438 feet and the second a career-long 468 feet, both into the right field second deck,

“I’m just trying to be aggressive, trust my eyes and stick to my approach, no matter if I’m up or down in the count,” Busch said.

Kyle Hendricks (4-11) allowed one run and two hits in six innings with seven strikeouts. Hendricks became the first pitcher in Cubs history to throw at least six innings while allowing two or fewer hits and one or fewer runs in a start at Coors Field, which opened in 1995.

“Stuff moves differently (in Colorado), so you just really focus on execution and stay with it one pitch at a time, and with our lineup and defense, man, you just rely on all the guys around you,” Hendricks said.

Colorado pitchers walked 12 for the first time since a 12-11 win over Milwaukee on June 5, 1999.

Cal Quantrill (8-10) gave up two runs, four hits and six walks in 2 1/3 innings, throwing 69 pitches. He made his first appearance since recovering from right triceps inflammation, which had sidelined him since Aug. 27.

“He told me during the game and after the game that his arm felt great,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “It’s one of those games over a long season, six months, where he didn’t throw strikes.”

Nico Hoerner had an RBI single in the third as Chicago took a 2-0 lead.

Jacob Stallings hit his career-best ninth homer in the bottom half.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run homer in the ninth, his 10th home run this season. He has 21 RBIs in his past 22 games.

Colorado loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth and got an RBI grounder from Nolan Jones. Tyson Miller then struck out Brendan Rodgers and Ezequiel Tovar for his first career save in four big league seasons.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Rockies: Quantrill was activated from the 15-day IL and RHP Bradley Blalock was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque.

UP NEXT

Cubs: LHP Shota Imanaga (13-3, 3.03 ERA) starts Monday night at Wrigley Field against Oakland RHP Joey Estes (7-7, 4.36) and visiting Oakland.

Rockies: RHP Antonio Senzatela makes his first big league appearance since May 10 last year, facing Arizona on Monday night. His 2022 season was cut short when he tore his left ACL that Aug. 18 during a game at St. Louis, and his only 2023 outings were on May 5 and 10 before a torn UCL that led to Tommy John surgery on July 26. The visiting Diamondbacks start RHP Merrill Kelly (4-0, 4.26 ERA).

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Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch catches a baseball for an out at first base in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan)

Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrate after Crow-Armstrong's two-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan)

Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) and third baseman Isaac Paredes, back, celebrate after a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan)

Chicago Cubs third baseman Isaac Paredes, left, and first baseman Michael Busch, right, celebrate after a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan)

Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) and center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, right, celebrate after a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan)

Chicago Cubs' Michael Busch celebrates while running the bases after hitting a one-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan)

Chicago Cubs' Michael Busch reacts after hitting a one-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan)

Chicago Cubs' Michael Busch celebrates while running the bases after hitting a one-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan)