“Where’s my daddy? Will he still come?”: images of crying toddler in Ukrainian hospital go to the marrow | War Ukraine and Russia

However, father and son are not in the same room, hence the great dismay of little Dima. The toddler is alone in bed, with a feeding tube and tubes in his nose.

A nurse tries to comfort him as best he can. “Yes, he will come soon. Just like your mama said. You don’t have to cry, okay?”

Yesterday, more than 3,000 civilians were again rescued from Mariupol, the port city in southeastern Ukraine under heavy siege by Russian troops. They are all finding shelter in Zaporizhzhya for the time being. About 42 buses departed from Berdiansk. New evacuations are planned in Mariupol today.

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