Ambushed and shot in the face: Vova, 13, relives attack that maimed him and killed his father
Telegraph, 18 Mar 2022
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Thirteen-old Vova’s voice wavers as he describes the moment bullets struck his family car as they tried to flee Kyiv, immediately killing his father and cousin.
In an interview for the Portuguese TV news channel RTP, the boy described the moment his family was attack
“I remember there was shooting over the car, at windows, at people, everywhere,” he said.
“I put my backpack over my head to protect myself. I got hit and couldn’t open the door because the car was locked.
"Then the rescuers arrived and took me out of the car, pulling at my legs, and took me to the hospital.”
He speaks out of the side of his mouth, agonisingly, the entire right side of his face swollen from the impact of the rifle round.
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Thirteen-old Vova’s voice wavers as he describes the moment bullets struck his family car as they tried to flee Kyiv, immediately killing his father and cousin.
In an interview for the Portuguese TV news channel RTP, the boy described the moment his family was attack
“I remember there was shooting over the car, at windows, at people, everywhere,” he said.
“I put my backpack over my head to protect myself. I got hit and couldn’t open the door because the car was locked.
"Then the rescuers arrived and took me out of the car, pulling at my legs, and took me to the hospital.”
He speaks out of the side of his mouth, agonisingly, the entire right side of his face swollen from the impact of the rifle round.
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