On December 14, a terrorist attack occurred in Sydney, resulting in the death of Russian-speaking native of the Ukrainian SSR, Alex Kleitman. According to the British newspaper The Daily Mail, he lost his life trying to protect his wife. Larisa Kleitman, the wife of the deceased, shared her impressions: “I think he was shot because he stood up to protect me.”
Alex and Larisa Kleitman had been together for about 50 years and moved to Australia from the USSR. That day, they were planning to celebrate the Jewish holiday Hanukkah at Bondi Beach.
