98-year-old woman walks 10 km to leave occupied part of Ocheretyne
29 April 2024 14:59
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Lidiya Stepanovna went through the entire frontline under fire, covered about 10 km, fell twice – but she tried to get to free Ukrainian territory anyway. This was reported by the National Police, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
The woman was provided with all the necessary assistance and is now in relative safety.
“The house, which the resident of Ocheretyne built with her own hands, was destroyed by the Russians, and her family was injured. Escaping from the occupiers, the woman, who is 98 years old, did the impossible. Lidiya Stepanivna walked all day without food or water, fell down several times and, as she says, “fell asleep”. She was holding on with two canes and her “character”. In the midst of the fighting, the pensioner miraculously remained alive and unharmed,”
– the statement reads.
In the evening, the military saw the tired pedestrian on the road and handed her over to the White Angel police group. The police took the resident to a shelter for evacuees, where she is being taken care of. Law enforcement officers are currently looking for the woman’s relatives.
The National Police noted that Lidiya Stepanovna is feeling well.
“I survived that war and I am going through this war. I was left with nothing. But I survived with my Ukraine,”
– the woman says.
