Ukrainian boy, 11, traveled hundreds of miles alone to Slovakia, w/ only a passport & a plastic bag

[FSogol]

An 11-year-old Ukrainian boy who fled his war-torn country alone — with only a plastic bag, a passport and a telephone number scrawled on his hand — has been hailed as a hero by Slovakian authorities.

His safe escape from Zaporizhzhia, a city that narrowly avoided a nuclear catastrophe on Friday after a projectile set part of a massive power plant on fire, is a rare bright moment in an increasingly brutal conflict.

“Little Hassan is only 11 years old, but in his way he has shown huge determination, courage and fearlessness that sometimes adults don’t have,” Roman Mikulec, Slovakia’s interior minister, wrote on his official Facebook page Monday after a meeting with the boy, who traveled hundreds of miles by train on his own.

Once he was safely over the border, customs officials and volunteers used a telephone number written on his hand to contact his relatives in the Slovakian capital, Bratislava, and they were reunited.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/08/ukraine-refugee-boy-travel-alone-slovakia/

[3catwoman3]

1. Our sons are 31 and 29.

I don't think we were leaving them home alone at that age, or at least not for very long, let alone sending them off on such a perilous journey. Brave child and brave parents.

[GoCubsGo]

2. I'm glad I read the story, but sorry I read beyond it.

Thank goodness Hassan is safe, and that he has family waiting for him. I hope his mom and grandmother stay safe.

I regret scrolling down further, where I saw the next headline: Will JFK Jr. return to save, the trucker convoy? I shit you not. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this point over this lunacy.