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Daily Mirror
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Andy Lines

Dad from iconic Ukraine station goodbye pic says it's still 'too painful' to talk about

It might be exactly one year on from the photo on our front page but it is still too painful for Ruslan ­Gladkiy to talk about.

It became one of the most powerful images of the Ukraine war – a dad saying goodbye and “be brave for your mother” to his son at a train station, not knowing if they would ever see each other again.

Hordiy, nine, is now back in Ukraine and Ruslan, 36, spoke to the Mirror last night about the devastating impact the war has had on his family.

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