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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Krisztina Than

Ukrainian boy reaches safety in Hungary in time for his 2nd birthday

Svetlana, 28, a Ukrainian woman from Kyiv, stands with her son Semyon as they arrive at the Hungarian border village of Tiszabecs, Hungary March 1, 2022 in this still image taken from a video. Gergely Papai/REUTERS TV via REUTERS

Clutching her son dressed in a thick green snowsuit to protect him from the freezing cold, 28-year-old Ukrainian Svetlana smiled faintly when asked his name as they arrived at a shelter in Hungary.

"His name is Semyon. He will be two years old in two days."

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