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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ryan Merrifield

Ukraine toddler scrawled on by desperate mum finally safe from Russian troops

A Ukrainian toddler who had her name and family's contact details written onto her back by her desperate mum as Russia invaded is now safe.

Sasha Makoviy shared an image of two-year-old daughter Vira's back with pen scrawled over her skin which quickly went viral.

Weeks after fleeing capital Kyiv, the pair are now living in a quiet French village along with Sasha's mum Anna Klymenko.

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