It is the image of desolation. A sound that breaks the heart. That reaches the depths of the human being. That has no explanation. We can add more adjectives, but we will always fall short.
It is about a boy who walks desolate through Medyka, the border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, place where thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian attack cross the border and who arrive in that country without knowing very well what will happen to their future.
The video shows the disconsolate crying of the little boy who flees his country while carrying a bag with clothes in one hand and a chocolate bar in the other.
The journalist who recorded the images assures that, despite what it may seem, the little boy was not traveling alone, but his mother is in a group walking ahead of him, as the second shot of the video shows.
According to UNICEF, half a million children have already left Ukraine as refugees after a week of war, and at least 17 minors have died as a result of the fighting and 30 have been injured.
In a statement, the UN children’s agency said it is expected that Those figures will continue to grow in the coming days. and that humanitarian needs multiply.
Total, the number of refugees resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine now exceeds one millionaccording to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi.
Source: Lasexta
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