The young Ukrainian boy whose emotional parting from his hero dad became one of the iconic images of the country’s suffering under Russian invasion has finally been reunited with him after returning home.
Dad Ruslan Gladkiy, 35, had feared he would never see his wife, son and daughter again as he put them on a train to safety in February.
Driver Ruslan, who stayed behind to help his country’s fightback against Moscow’s rampaging forces, was photographed kissing nine-year-old Hordiy goodbye at Lviv station, telling him: “Be brave for your mother.”
