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Amy-Clare Martin & Ryan Merrifield

Ukrainian mum pens contact details onto toddler's back in case family is killed

A desperate Ukrainian mum scrawled her ­daughter’s details on the tot’s back in case they were separated in the war.

Sasha Makoviy, 33, wanted to ensure that rescuers could reunite two-year-old Vira with family as Russian forces closed in on Kyiv.

She said: “I thought if I would die she could find who she is and from what family she’s come. Maybe to find some familiar people who could take care of her.

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