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The tragedy of Elya, the little girl who died of a heart attack at the age of 6 for fear of Russian bombs

He was six years old, in the photo released by the Ukrainian embassy at the Holy See he has a slightly focused gaze, pigtails, a pink stuffed animal in his hand. She is in a bright house but in reality her last 11 months have almost always been lived in a basement, hidden with her family to protect themselves from bombs. Elya lived at Avdiivkaa city in eastern Ukraine located in Donetsk, a disputed territory between Russians and Ukrainians.

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Elya’s house, only 5 kilometers from the front, exposed her to a life of tension, absorbed her pain and terror. She died at night in the dark of a heart attack. This is one of the images of the war that will remain impressed, together with the many images of children, mothers, soldiers and young people. Those who won’t die will have fear of bombs in their hearts like Elya, and the memory of a painful world.


Source: Vanity Fair

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