Ukrainian Family's Heartbreak as a Father Must Send His Son Away From Harm
Emotional photos capture the painful parting of a father and son in Ukraine amid Russian attacks
Dramatic photos shared with Fox News Digital on Monday show one family's almost unbearable heartache as a
Ukrainian father is forced to bid his tearful young son goodbye, telling the child, "Be brave for your mother."
The man was sending
his family off to Hungary from a local train station in Ukraine, The Mirror reported.
The man's goal was to get his beloved family — his wife and two children — away from the danger and chaos of war as Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces continue to push their way into Ukraine in an all-out assault on that country.
The father and son are shown hugging and saying a painfully emotional goodbye to each other at the Lviv Train Station.
A painful parting for this father and son in Lviv, Ukraine, is captured here as a Ukrainian father must bid his young son goodbye. The dad had to send his young family off to Hungary — while he stayed behind in Ukraine to help ward off the Russian attacks on his country along with thousands of other Ukrainian men. (Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning/Mega)
The dad, Ruslan Gladkiy, gave his nine-year-old son, Hordeiy, a big bear hug as he put him, his daughter and wife on a train in Lviv, the report noted.
Father and son are forced to part at a train station in Lviv, Ukraine, as Putin's Russian forces threaten the country. Ruslan Gladkiy shared how difficult it was to say goodbye to his nine-year-old son and send him off to Hungary. (Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning/Mega)
Ukrainian family's heartbreak as a father must send his son away from harm