Von der Leyen: Ukrainians fight for freedom every day.
People like 11-year-old Sasha, who went out for food in Mariupol when Russian bombs fell. His face burned, shrapnel lodged beneath his eyes.
They took Sasha to a filtration camp and told him he didn't need his mom. 1/
People like 11-year-old Sasha, who went out for food in Mariupol when Russian bombs fell. His face burned, shrapnel lodged beneath his eyes.
They took Sasha to a filtration camp and told him he didn't need his mom. 1/
Von der Leyen: They sent him to occupied Donetsk. But Sasha did not give up. On a stop on the way, he asked to borrow a stranger's phone.
And called his grandma, Liudmyla, who was living in free Ukraine. “Baba, just take me home.” 2/
And called his grandma, Liudmyla, who was living in free Ukraine. “Baba, just take me home.” 2/
Von der Leyen: Liudmyla moved mountains to get to him. She traveled to Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, and finally into occupied Ukraine.
She got Sasha back. 3/
She got Sasha back. 3/
Von der Leyen: Putin refuses to meet Zelenskyy. Last week Russia launched its largest drone and missile strike of the war.
Yesterday it hit a village in Donetsk — a missile tore into people collecting pensions, killing over 20. 4X
Yesterday it hit a village in Donetsk — a missile tore into people collecting pensions, killing over 20. 4X
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