Heartbreaking clue that identified make-up blogger slaughtered by Putin’s troops after harrowing photo shocked the world

A MAKEUP blogger killed in the Bucha massacre was identified by her distinctive painted nails in a harrowing picture. Iryna Filkina liked to paint a distinctive heart painted onto one nail and it can be seen in the image that shocked the world. FacebookIryna Filkina posted beauty tutorials and wanted to increase her Instagram followers[/caption] Not known, clear with picture deskHer distinctive heart painted on her nail[/caption] The 52-year-old Ukrainian had been training as a make-up artist and posted beauty tutorials to her social media pages before she brutally murdered. In a further twist, it’s believed Iryna was the cyclist seen in harrowing drone footage being blasted by a Russian tank. She was identified by Anastasiia Subacheva, a makeup artist from the nearby city of Gostomel, who was giving Iryna makeup lessons. “When I saw it, I felt physically like my heart started to break,” she told the New York Times. Harrowing images from Bucha after Vladimir Putin’s forces withdrew show bodies of civilians strewn on the road and in shallow graves – many with bound hands and signs of torture. READ MORE ON UKRAINE TWISTED MILITIA Putin’s neo-Nazi fighters who collect enemies’ EARS sent to Ukraine 'HUGE TRAGEDY' Kremlin spokesman admits 'significant losses' of troops in bungled invasion Anastasiia said she instantly recognised Iryna’s manicured hand with red and white polish and a heart painted on one nail. She had seen it many times holding a brush or lipstick, or spreading foundation or eye shadow during her makeup lessons. Iryna’s daughter, Olha Shchyruk, who had fled Bucha after the war started, said she had learned on March 6 that her mother had been shot the previous day while returning from work on her bicycle. In a post on the Telegram social media app, she somehow hoped her mum might still be alive. Most read in News 'ANIMAL' Sabina's parents blast killer as 'ANIMAL' as he cowers in cell afraid to face them ON THE RUN Urgent manhunt launched after convicted murderer flees open prison TRAGIC CRASH Newlywed dad dead and bride fighting for life weeks after they tied the knot ANOTHER PUTINY! Putin hit by mutiny as ‘60 elite paratroopers refuse to fight in Ukraine' FEARLESS Moment Ukrainian tank attacks ENTIRE Russian convoy and destroys several vehicles FILL YER BOATS! Brazen crooks siphon off £250,000 of diesel from Royal Navy warship But on Friday – Iryna’s birthday – she learned that the picture of the woman lying on the ground was   her mum. “I understand that it wasn’t possible, because she hadn’t been in touch for a month,” she said. “But a child will always be waiting for her mother. Even if there was no manicure, I would have recognized it was my mother.” Anastasiia said that Iryna, who worked as a heating station operator, was excited about an upcoming concert by the Ukrainian pop diva Olya Polyakova. It comes as… Russia media have released a chilling manifesto for ethnic cleansing, repression and genocide in Ukraine.Vladimir Putin’s twisted vision of Eurasia as an enormous Russian empire of influence, is helping to drive his bloody war in Ukraine.The Russian army has been hit but another mutiny as a total of 60 paratroopers reportedly refused to continue fighting in Ukraine.Evil Russian troops dug a 7ft pit in a Ukrainian grandmother’s back garden before informing her it was a grave for her.Putin’s troops allegedly executed a Ukrainian woman’s husband in front of her.New footage reveals trenches dug by Russian soldiers at Chernobyl, reportedly leaving them struck down with radiation sickness. During their classes she talked about what she would wear and how she would do her makeup for the event. Iryna also dreamed increasing of her Instagram following, the makeup artist said. Anastasiia recalls that Iryna once told her: “I finally understood the most important thing: You need to love yourself and live for yourself.  Finally I will live the way I want.” In footage that emerged earlier this week, the cyclist can be seen coming down the road, unaware of a Russian armoured column, with their distinctive Z markings, hidden by houses to their left. As the cyclist gets off their bike at a junction, they push it around the corner but come into the sight of a BMD-2 infantry fighting vehicle standing down the road. Read More on The Sun 'ANIMAL' Sabina's parents blast killer as 'ANIMAL' as he cowers in cell afraid to face them CABIN FEVER Katie Price & ex Kris spotted at same £500-a-night cabins after Carl split At that point smoke can be seen coming from the barrel of its cannon as it blasts down the street. The fate of the cyclist cannot immediately be seen as they are hidden behind a fence but they are not seen moving any further down the street. The moment the Russian armoured opens fire on the cyclist Not known, clear with picture deskAfter the Russian withdrawal, a person was seen beside a bike at the spot[/caption] Help those fleeing conflict with The Sun’s Ukraine Fund PICTURES of women and children fleeing the horror of Ukraine’s devastated towns and cities have moved Sun readers to tears. Many of you want to help the five million caught in the chaos — and now you can, by donating to The Sun’s Ukraine Fund. 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