THE BROTHER of tragic schoolgirl Polina has been left fighting for his life, unaware that his sister and parents were shot dead by Russians.
Ten-year-old Semyon who is a massive Harry Potter fan remains in critical condition in the hospital as he was wounded when Russian saboteurs targeted his family’s car.
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The young boy who is currently at Okhmatdyt children’s hospital does not know his sister Polina and their parents Anton Kudrin, and Svetlana Zapadynskaya were killed in the horror attack in Kyiv.
A heartbreaking photo that captures the painful aftermath of the Russian invasion shows Semyon lying on a hospital bed on a ventilator.
A grief-stricken relative can be seen sitting next to the bed holding the boy’s hand.
Semyon’s older sister Sofia is reportedly also in critical condition.
Sixteen children have so far died in the brutal war, Ukraine’s Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko told the Rada TV channel on Sunday- but the number is expected to rise today.
Among them, a six-year-old girl wearing unicorn pyjamas who died after an airstrike in Mariupol.
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Despite the medical team’s heroic efforts, the little girl could not be saved.
Her grieving mum was pictured weeping as she waited outside the ambulance as the medical team frantically tried to revive her.
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Her death prompted an angry doctor to tell reporters who were present “Show this to Putin.”
Another young girl, seven-year-old Alisa Hlans, died in the city of Okhtyrka, after her nursery was bombed last week, BBC reported.
Alisa who was only three months away from her eighth birthday was fatally wounded and died in hospital on Saturday Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova said.
A young boy was killed after Putin’s forces blitzed an apartment block in Chuhuiv in Kharkiv.
And local media reported another child was killed and two were wounded in a blast that hit the National Children’s Specialized Hospital Okhmatdyt.
Dr Andrey Vysotskyi told Sky News, a 10-year-old boy who was rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds died en route.
He said he was “in the ambulance and also the ambulance was under gunfire.”
It comes as:
Meanwhile, Russia has warned Ukrainians to leave now ahead of a new bombardment on Kyiv as Putin’s forces attacked a TV tower, knocking out all broadcasts.
A 40-mile long column of Russian forces remain on the outskirts of Kyiv prompting fears of an imminent siege.
The capital is bracing itself for a further onslaught after the Russians unleashed hell on Kharkiv using deadly cluster bombs.
At least ten people were killed and dozens injured in a missile strike on Kharkiv.
President Zelenskyy accused Russia of war crimes after the blitz and said the attack on Kharkiv was “state terrorism”.
“We are fighting also to be equal members of Europe. I believe that today we are showing everybody that is what we are,” he said.
“We have proven that, as a minimum, we are the same as you.”
Residents have armed themselves with guns and molotov cocktails as they prepare for what could be a prolonged siege.
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