The boy who fled the war alone is reunited with his mother

a An 11-year-old boy went viral after escaping the war between Russia and Ukraine alone She is reunited with her mother in Slovakia. He was forced to leave Ukrainian territory on 5 March without his family members, who could not cross the border. Hasan al-Khalaf left the city of Zaporizhia in southeastern Ukraine carrying a backpack, a plastic bag, his passport and a handwritten phone number.

According to the Slovak police, Facebook, the boy was forced to leave Ukraine without his relatives, who preferred to stay to take care of the family’s grandmother. But on Monday (14), the rest of the family also managed to leave Ukraine in a convoy with other refugees after bombing from Russia, bound for Bratislava.

“The impossible became a reality. Hassan, who traveled alone from Ukraine and whose story has taken over the whole world, is now with his mother. After a long and very difficult journey, they were able to meet in Slovakia. The mother, grandmother and five-year-old are all fine and safe,” the police said in a statement. Thank you to everyone who helped refugees from Ukraine.

However, according to the Slovak authorities, this was not the first time that the Hasan family had to flee the war. A few years ago, they left Syria due to the conflicts in the country. However, the father in the boy could not escape and died trying to escape.

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), The number of refugees who have fled Ukraine since the start of the war on February 24 has reached 2.8 millionmore than half (1.7 million) went to neighboring Poland.

Other countries neighboring Ukraine also continue to receive this influx of refugees: 255,000 arrived in Hungary, 204,000 in Slovakia, 131,000 in Russia, 106,000 in Moldova, 84,000 in Romania, and 1,200 in Belarus.