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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Shyna Mae Deang

'We Fled for Safety': Ukrainian Mother's Australia Dream Shattered by Bondi Massacre

A Ukrainian mother who escaped the horrors of war, believing Australia would offer safety, has suffered an unthinkable loss after her young daughter was killed in a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.

Valentyna, who fled the Russian invasion with her two children, was attending a Hanukkah celebration at the Bondi Beach Pavilion when gunfire erupted, turning a family outing into a scene of terror.

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