Ukraine Refugee, 11, Travels 1,000 Km Alone To Slovakia To Escape Russia Attack
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The boy's mother sent him on the journey to Slovakia by train to find his relatives. He had a plastic bag, a passport and a message in a folded note.
In the middle of Russia's war in Ukraine, an 11-year-old Ukrainian boy crossed over to Slovakia after travelling 1,000 km on his own, with a backpack, his mother's note and a telephone number written on his hand.
The boy was from Zaporizhzhia in southeast Ukraine, the site of a power plant captured by Russian forces last week. According to reports, his parents had to stay back in Ukraine to take care of a sick relative.
After completing an incredible journey, he won over the officials "with his smile, fearlessness and determination, worthy of a true hero", the Slovakian Interior Ministry said in a Facebook post calling him "The Biggest Hero of Last night".
The boy's mother, said reports, sent him on the journey to Slovakia by train to find his relatives. He had a plastic bag, a passport and a message in a folded note.
