From the BBC:
“Ukrainian woman, 98, walks
six miles from occupied village to safety”
(Lidiia Lomikovska became
separated from her family as they tried to escape Russian forces)
For 98-year-old Lidiia
Lomikovska, Russia's invasion is worse than the Second World War, which she
also lived through. She's learnt to trust her instincts. It's why when Russian
forces entered her home village of Ocheretyne in eastern Ukraine, she and her
family decided it was time to go. However, under heavy shelling, Lidiia soon
became separated from her relatives, so started walking west in her slippers. "I
took a stick and a plank of wood [for support] and made my way," she told
the BBC. "My legs were carrying me somehow; I wasn't carrying them!" She
would end up walking 10km (6 miles) until she was picked up by Ukrainian
police. "There's nothing left! It's all upside down!" she could be
seen telling her much-needed ride in a released video. The village she left
behind is gradually being turned into a hellscape by approaching Russian
troops. The closer they get, the more intense the artillery fire becomes.
Entire apartment blocks and houses are slowly turning to rubble and dust.
(Lidiia Lomikovska walked six
miles in her slippers)
"As I started walking, I had
to lie down a couple of times," says Lidiia. "I once lost balance and
fell into the grass. I had a sleep, and then carried on walking." Lidiia
explains one of the officers asked how old she was. "I said I was 48 or
49, he didn't believe me!" she says with a chuckle. She was eventually
taken to a shelter for some rest, before being reunited with her granddaughter,
Svitlana. "I'm so happy my grandmother is here!" says Svitlana, who's
sat next to Lidiia on our video call. "We'd been looking for her for a
long time!" Extraordinary as Lidiia's journey was, she couldn't escape a
telling off from her younger relative. "I won't repeat this," she
concedes. "Oh no, don't do that again!" was Svitlana's stern reply.
^ Lidiia is one of Millions of
Innocent Ukrainians suffering because of the Russians. ^
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