Most are too shaken to share their stories, but Nataliia wanted Londoners to know their efforts are making a difference. CTV News has blurred his face to protect his identity. Nataliia’s husband and Khrystyna’s father is seen in service with the Ukrainian army in this undated photo. It has aided at least three-dozen new arrivals in the last few weeks. “Bad guys go to our country, and daddy protects us from them,” she said.Īnd as Daddy fights, his wife and daughter remain safe in London, thanks to sponsors and the London Ukrainian Centre. Still, she says in Khrystyna's four-year-old mind, she holds the belief her father and others will save Ukraine. Nataliia states her daughter remains traumatized by the experience and has developed an eye twitch.
They stayed there for several weeks, before returning through Ukraine to get to Poland and onto Canada.ĭuring their trek, they were forced to seek cover in bomb shelters as air raid sirens wailed. CTV News has blurred the face of Nataliia's husband and Khrystyna’s father to protect his identity. The path to escape would take Nataliia and Khrystyna through the war zone and into Romania. “So, they heard the explosion and her husband immediately started packing suitcases for her and their daughter to leave immediately,” said the translator. Through a translator, she recalls the terror she felt the moment a missile struck an airport near her home. Nataliia and her daughter Khrystyna's path to London began abruptly on the first day of the war. It’s a heart-breaking reality for the family which lived in peace before the invasion. Both remain in Ukraine, fighting on the front lines of the war with Russia. “I feel completely safe now, and with my daughter, I know everything will be ok,” said Nataliia.īut she goes on to say she is heartsick with worry for her husband and her father. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.They fled war-torn Ukraine just days ago, but a mother and her young daughter have arrived in London, Ont. Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Other steps you can take to protect your children are: More information about the RTA Label and compatible services can be found here.
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