Ukrainian refugee boy, 11, travels 600 miles on his own to Slovakia with phone number on hand

The boy left his home in Zaporizhzhia to the Slovakian border on his own

(Picture: Facebook / Ministerstvo vnútra SR)

An 11-year-old boy travelled 600 miles from his home in southeastern Ukraine to Slovakia with just a plastic bag, passport and telephone number scribbled on his hand.

The boy left his home in Zaporizhzhia and made the journey to the Slovakian border on his own in a bid to escape the escalating conflict.