8-Year Old Kid In Ukraine Pens A Devastating Note About Losing Grandmother, Dogs, And Home In War
The kid's note sums up the unimaginable losses that kids have suffered at an age when all their lives should have been about: playgrounds, cheerful times with friends, and their family.
The war in Ukraine has had a devastating impact on the country's children. Confirmed reports suggest that nearly two-thirds of Ukraine's child population was displaced from their homes in the first six weeks.
Many are still reeling under the devastating aftermath of the war in Ukraine.
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Hiding from Russian bombs in turbulent Ukraine was an eight-year-old whose sad note on losing 'almost everything previous' to him is going viral.
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The kid's note sums up the unimaginable losses that kids have suffered at an age when all their lives should have been about: playgrounds, cheerful times with friends, and their family.
Reuters/Image for representational purpose only.
The kid's diary entry was shared on Twitter by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
¡®Since Feb 24, my two dogs have died, and my grandma Halya, and my beloved Mariupol¡¯, wrote 8yo Yehor in his diary while hiding from Russian bombs. His grandpa died too. He, his sister, and their mother were wounded.
¡ª Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) May 5, 2022
Ukraine will never give up or get tired. We have to prevail. pic.twitter.com/ZVGgm4kUXD
¡°Since February 24, my two dogs have died, and my grandma Halya and my beloved Mariupol,¡± the child named Yehor wrote in his diary.
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Yehor's note was accompanied by drawings capturing the destruction in Ukraine by Russian troops.
Kuleba wrote that the child also lost his grandfather because of the war. His mother and sister had been injured. The minister wrote Ukrainians have to prevail. He wrote, "Ukraine will never give up or get tired.¡±
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Internet shed a tear or two after reading the emotional note written by Yehor.
Even in the midst of a war, people living in the city have a way to escape. But those trapped in Mariupol can't even escape. What is their way of life in that ...??#SOSMariupol#SaveMariupol
¡ª ¤à¤¦??????? (@yume6tsumi0) May 5, 2022
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My heart breaks for all our children. Here is the full translation of his diary entry for anyone interested pic.twitter.com/QlqjbiQgrS
¡ª Tanya Daylo (@DayloTanya) May 5, 2022
No one thing has made me cry as often, as watching the news about the war in ??. Wish I could do more to help this poor boy and everyone else in ?? - except from donating the money I can spare. God be with you ??.
¡ª Klaus H?ybye (@KlausHoybye) May 5, 2022
This is too much grief for an adult to bear.. How traumatizing is it for a child to bear in one lifetime?
¡ª lizwonders (@lizwonders1) May 5, 2022
Childern have the full rigth tu live in peace ,happiness and love .I pray that day arrived very quickli ?????
¡ª Veronika Escaleira (@Esc1Escaleira) May 5, 2022
you have the world at your side. Together we will chase the monsters away ?? love from munich, bavaria
¡ª Andrea Brown (@AndreaBrowniee) May 5, 2022
One person wrote: "This is too much grief for an adult to bear... How traumatizing is it for a child to bear in one lifetime?" Another went ahead and wrote: "For the sake of this child and millions like him, we must stop Putin by any means necessary, then commit to moving beyond war altogether."
Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24. In more than two months, thousands of civilians have been killed, and over 55 lakh had to flee to neighboring countries to save their lives.
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Reports claim that over 70 lakh have been internally displaced. As of May 1, 2022, more than 5.5 million people, half of them children, had crossed the border into Poland, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, and other neighboring countries in search of safety.
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