Olena Barkova was in Okhmatdyt children's hospital with her 10-year-old goddaughter, who is being treated for a rare blood cancer, when missiles struck on Monday
Olena Barkova was in Okhmatdyt children's hospital with her 10-year-old goddaughter, who is being treated for a rare blood cancer, when missiles struck on MondayJuly 9, 2024 10:15 amKYIV – Before Vladimir Putin’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, 10-year-old Dasha Nasakina lived aWithin days of the invasion, she was forced to flee her city as Russia brought destruction and advanced on her home.
When Valentina first heard the news of her daughter’s devastating illness, she suffered what was diagnosed as a hypertensive crisis and Olena was given legal responsibility for Dasha. Dasha waiting for her chemotherapy treatment with her godmother Olena at the hospital in the Ukrainian capital They survived, but there was no escape.
Dasha and other children had to be treated in the street outside the hospital following the missile strikes “The doctors and nurses washed all the catheters and attached them to the children again. The staff were just incredible. They not only grabbed children, they carried all the drugs and equipment they could.”
“For me, the most important thing now is that the children are alive. I have such terrible déjà vu after Mariupol that it is difficult to explain today’s events.”
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