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Interpreter in tears as Ukrainian boy recalls losing mother in Russian strike

Interpreter breaks down in tears during Ukrainian boy's testimony

Roman Oleksiv,11, was injured in a Russian missile strike on a hospital that also killed his mother

An interpreter broke down in tears at the European Parliament in Brussels while translating for an 11-year-old Ukrainian boy who was injured in a Russian missile strike on a hospital in central Ukraine in 2022.

Roman Oleksiv's mother was killed in the attack and he has undergone multiple surgeries since.

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