An 11-year-old boy who fled Ukraine alone with only a backpack, his passport and a phone number scrawled in ink on his hand has been hailed as a 'hero'.
The youngster managed to reach the Slovakian border on his own - and was promptly called a 'hero of the night' by the authorities after crossing to safety.
The boy, wearing a bobble hat, had just a backpack, a plastic bag, his passport and the telephone number written on the back of his palm, according to the Slovak Ministry of Interior. The report has not been independently verified.
