A 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane
By SUSIE BLANN
Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine has escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers, or 6 miles, alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane. Lidia Stepanivna Lomikovska and her family decided to leave the front-line town of Ocheretyne last week after Russian troops entered it and fighting intensified. Russians have been advancing in the area, pounding Kyiv’s depleted, ammunition-deprived forces with artillery, drones and bombs. She became separated from the others. With a cane in one hand and a splintered piece of wood in the other, Lomikovska walked all day without food and water to reach Ukrainian lines. Police say she has now been reunited with her family.
