Amid Russian invasion, a woman reunites kids with their mother at Ukrainian border
Zee News
Waiting at the border crossing on the Ukrainian side, 58-year-old Nataliya Ableyeva had met a desperate man with his young son and daughter. The border guards would not let him pass as Ukraine has banned all Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 from leaving.
BEREGSURANY: Clutching a mobile phone number of a woman she had never met, Nataliya Ableyeva crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary on Saturday, entrusted with precious cargo. Waiting at the border crossing on the Ukrainian side, Ableyeva had met a desperate 38-year-old man from her home town of Kamianets-Podilskyi, with his young son and daughter.
The border guards would not let him pass as Ukraine has banned all Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 from leaving, so they can fight for their country against the Russian offensive.
"Their father simply handed over the two kids to me, and trusted me, giving me their passports to bring them over," 58-year-old Ableyeva said, the arms of the young boy she had known for just a few hours around her neck.
The children`s Ukrainian mother was on her way from Italy to meet them and take them to safety, the father said. He gave Ableyeva the mother`s mobile number, and said goodbye to his children, wrapped up against the cold in thick jackets and hats.
