Emotional Moment: Interpreter Breaks Down As Ukrainian Child Describes Surviving Russian Missile Attack

Dec 13, 2025 02:39 am CST

An 11-year-old Ukrainian boy's heartbreaking testimony about surviving a Russian missile strike that killed his mother moved an interpreter to tears at the European Parliament. Roman Oleksiv, who survived with severe burns requiring 36 surgeries, shared his story during a documentary screening, highlighting the devastating human impact of the ongoing conflict that has claimed the lives of at least 676 children since Russia's full-scale invasion began.