War in Ukraine

A 12-year-old Ukrainian girl who lost her legs in a Russian missile strike ran the Boston Marathon on prosthetics. An indestructible nation

A 12-year-old Ukrainian girl ran 5 kilometers on prosthetics at the Boston Marathon

Ukrainian Yana Stepanenko, who lost both legs during a missile attack by Russian troops on a train station in Kramatorsk, has taken part in the Boston Marathon.

The 12-year-old Ukrainian ran 5 kilometers on prostheses and demonstrated to the whole world the indestructibility of the Ukrainian people.

Yana Stepanenko. Photo UNBROKEN Ukraine

The girl, who uses prosthetic limbs, ran the marathon to raise funds for a modern prosthesis for veteran Oleksandr Ryasny, who lost his leg in the war.

The Boston Marathon is one of the most prestigious races in the world, the oldest of the marathons, which have been held annually since 1897.

A missile strike on the railway station in the city of Kramatorsk, Russian occupation troops struck on April 8, 2022.

Then the victims of the attack were 61 people, 121 were injured. Among the dead were seven Ukrainian children.

 

ua-stena.info

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