Lidiya Stepanivna, a 98-year-old Ukrainian woman from Ocheretyne in Donetsk, made a harrowing escape from Russian-occupied territory by walking approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) to reach Ukrainian-controlled areas. She embarked on this journey alone, without food or water, and faced numerous hardships including shelling and physical exhaustion, which caused her to fall multiple times. Lidiya, who survived WWII, remarked that the current conflict is worse, noting that unlike during WWII, her village now lay in ruins. Her ordeal, during which she used sticks for support and slept on the ground, ended when she was rescued by Ukrainian forces and later reunited with her family.
A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine who escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers (6 miles) alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane has been reunited with her family days after they were separated while fleeing to... https://t.co/VwL1tkS0tf
A remarkable story from Ukraine. 98-year-old granny walked 10 km with a cane to escape from Russian occupation. Lidiya Stepanivna survived shelling and managed to cross the frontline in her slippers, after her home had been bombed. More👇@BBCWorld @BBCNews #Ukraine #Russia https://t.co/MKjIqUlpDH
Ukrainian woman, 98, walks six miles from occupied village to safety https://t.co/ZQ1Y54lC7g
A 98-year-old in Ukraine walks miles to safety, with slippers and a cane https://t.co/tcvCKeEmkQ https://t.co/ohPE2krpQT
A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman who escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost six miles alone has been reunited with her family, days after they were separated while fleeing to safety. https://t.co/QwqzRbVWba https://t.co/ZPygmBCza7
Ukrainian woman, 98, walks six miles alone to escape Russian-held territory https://t.co/UVU5dyKBij
A 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane https://t.co/M1sBuOfeOt
With shells raining down and Russian forces advancing, 98-year-old Lidia Stepanivna Lumikovska made the decision to leave her home in the village of Ocheretyne in eastern Ukraine and walk around 6 miles to safety. https://t.co/a7kTSvVOQS
Woman, 98, 'walks six miles amid shelling' to escape Russia-controlled Ukraine Read more 🔗 https://t.co/ItuuZeblBm
This is Lidia, she is 98 year old. Lidia had no desire to live under Russian totalitarian occupation and so she walked 10 kilometers to Ukrainian controlled territory. https://t.co/jPLTOtnQRz
A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman said she walked 6 miles under shelling, supporting herself with sticks and sleeping on the ground, leaving Ocheretyne in Donetsk, now occupied by Russia, and trying to reach areas controlled by Kyiv https://t.co/et8MEgrGAK https://t.co/2hrdMYWYLQ
⚠️ A 98-YEAR-OLD UKRAINE WOMAN WALKS 10 KM UNDER SHELLING TO ESCAPE RUSSIANS Full Story → https://t.co/vVkDtR9lzX A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman said she walked 10 km (6 miles) under shelling, supporting herself with sticks and sleeping on the ground, leaving Ocheretyne in…
This is 97-year-old Lidiia Stepanivna. She walked 10 kilometers to get out of the occupied part of the village of Ocheretyne, Donetsk region. Mrs Lidiia walked the whole day without food or water. She came under heavy fire at least twice. She shared that several times, she fell… https://t.co/BGHXeGvW5h https://t.co/fCNHPUnwXS
🇺🇦98-YEAR UKRAINIAN WOMAN: "I SURVIVED WW2 - THIS WAR IS WORSE" Lydia Stepanivna, Ocheretyne in Donbas: "I survived WWII, but this war is worse. In WW2 not a single house in our village burnt - and now there’s nothing left." https://t.co/Zt7Akzv5jZ
Lidiya Stepanivna, 98, left the occupied part of #Ocheretyne (#Donetsk Oblast) on foot to get to the #Ukraine-controlled territory. She walked about 10 km without food and water, holding on to two sticks. The woman fell several times due to a lack of strength. #Ukrainian… https://t.co/hvpLKartME
A story of a 98-year old Lydia Stepanivna from #Ocheretyne in Donbas who walked 10 km to escape the hell of occupation. - I survived WWII, but this war is worse. In WWII not a single house in our village burnt - and now there’s nothing left. #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/20lMAXGWYI
A story of a 98-year old Lydia Stepanivna from #Ocheretyne in Donbas who walked 10 km to escape the hell of war. - I survived WWII, but this war is worse. In WWII not a single house in our village burnt - and now there’s nothing left. #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/eQ12fjHyLU
Another elderly person has fled on foot her home village, occupied by russia. This time, it was 98yo pani Lidia. She walked ~10km entire day until reached the Ukrainian military, who rescued & evacuated her. It is a miracle she wasn't hurt Source: National police https://t.co/iimxfoZdkq
This 98 y.o. woman walked 10 km with a cane and a stick to reach the Ukrainian-controlled territory from her Russian-occupied Ocheretyne. Because she wanted to be free. Her name is Lidia. She's Ukrainian. https://t.co/8wU1rYXogY