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Cathy Owen

Ukraine mums writing names and contact details on children's bodies so they can be identified if the worst happens

This is two-year-old Vira Makoviy with her name and parents' contact details scrawled in black ink on her back. It is a note her terrified parents wrote in case the worst happened.

They wanted to make sure their precious daughter got help if they got separated or were killed in the conflict in Ukraine.

Speaking through tears mum Sasha, 33, simply said: "I decided to put the information on Vira's back because I was really scared. She is the most precious thing in my life so I couldn't imagine if we lost each other."

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