Mother finds children handed over to strangers while fleeing Ukraine

Images show the moment a mother is reunited with her children, who were handed over to strangers to escape the war in Ukraine.

The woman was looking for a safe place for the family while the father tried to cross the border with the children. However, he was barred from trying to leave the country because of martial law, which prevents men between the ages of 18 and 60 from leaving Ukrainian territory in times of war.

The 38-year-old man handed the children over to an unknown woman, who took care of them until they were reunited with their mother.

understand the conflict

After months of military escalation and intemperance on the Ukrainian border, Russia attacked the Eastern European country. At dawn this Thursday (24), Russian forces began to bomb several regions of the country – follow the repercussion live on CNN.

Hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation” in the Donbas region (eastern Ukraine, where the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk are located, which he recognized as independent).

What was seen in the following hours, however, was an attack on almost the entire Ukrainian territory, with explosions in several cities, including the capital Kiev.

According to Ukrainian officials, dozens of deaths have been confirmed in the armies of both countries.

In his speech before the attack, Putin justified the action by saying that Russia could not “tolerate threats from Ukraine”. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to “put down your weapons and go home”. The Russian leader further stated that he will not accept any kind of foreign interference.

This attack on the former Soviet neighbor threatens to destabilize Europe and involve the United States.