Valentina Maievska lost everything last year when the Russian military laid siege to Mariupol, the eastern Ukrainian city where she lived for 40 years.
, she made it out through a precarious humanitarian corridor set up by United Nations workers last March. It was a treacherous journey that she said nearly ended in catastrophe when Russian forces targeted the corridor.
One official told The Washington Times of an unsettling turn of events at a summer camp the provincial government set up recently for children brought to theAfter sports, crafts and other activities, counselors gathered a group of teens on the final day of the camp to celebrate the birthday of a participant. A cake was prepared and the party was set for a heartfelt moment as the 15-year-old called it the “happiest day of his life,” the official said.
The center has managed more than 1,150 patient evacuations from the war zone the past year, handling everything from military casualties to civilians injured by missile strikes and even child cancer patients struggling to receive treatment in Ukrainian hospitals.
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