{"id":81381,"date":"2022-03-18T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T22:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?p=81381"},"modified":"2022-03-21T12:12:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T19:12:57","slug":"one-last-piece-home-photos-ukrainian-children-and-items-they-could-not-leave-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/one-last-piece-home-photos-ukrainian-children-and-items-they-could-not-leave-behind","title":{"rendered":"One last piece of home: Photos of Ukrainian children and the items they could not leave behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Imagine for a moment you have 10 minutes to pack your things and leave home, possibly for the last time. You&rsquo;re a mother. In those brief moments, you must get yourself and your children dressed for winter, packed, and out the door. In a flurry of scarves and parkas, you gather necessary documents, perhaps throw a few snacks in a bag, and tell your children to pick out one item they love to take with them on the journey.<\/p>\n<p>What would they choose? What would you choose?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-us\/media-center\/response-scales-up-as-ukraine-refugee-numbers-hit-3-million\">Millions of Ukrainians<\/a> are facing these impossible choices as they flee to safety in neighboring countries. Nearly half of them are children. They cross the Ukrainian border on foot, carried in the arms of their mothers or pushed in strollers. The air is so cold that their breath puffs out in clouds. And if you look closely, clutched in their hands are the items they could not leave behind.<\/p>\n<p>In these photos captured by World Vision staff <a href=\"\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/ukraine-crisis-facts-faqs-and-how-to-help#response\">responding to the needs of Ukrainian refugees<\/a> in Romania, see what children are bringing with them. Consider sharing these photos with your children. What do they notice?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81383\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81383 size-full lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A young Ukrainian girl holds a small dog inside a refugee shelter in Romania. \" width=\"840\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02_W322-0067-008.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02_W322-0067-008-498x640.jpg 498w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02_W322-0067-008-194x250.jpg 194w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02_W322-0067-008-187x240.jpg 187w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02_W322-0067-008-440x566.jpg 440w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02_W322-0067-008-591x760.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02_W322-0067-008.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(&copy;2022 World Vision\/photo by Brianna Piazza)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When 7-year-old Kira had to leave her home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, for Romania, the most precious thing she brought was her small terrier, whom she loves dearly. &ldquo;My dog&rsquo;s name is Busya. She&rsquo;s very sweet,&rdquo; says Kira. &ldquo;[She] kisses me almost every day on the nose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kira&rsquo;s grandmother, Ella, says that the family brought very little from home: &ldquo;We took only our documents and the clothes which we had worn for the past seven days.&rdquo; In the rush to leave, they couldn&rsquo;t even grab water for the journey.<\/p>\n<p>Their home was destroyed after they left. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have a house,&rdquo; Ella says. &ldquo;We cry for our house. And we&rsquo;re going into the unknown.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kind strangers have made sure they won&rsquo;t enter the unknown emptyhanded. &ldquo;We can&rsquo;t thank the people who helped us enough,&rdquo; says Ella. &ldquo;We received clothes from volunteers because we ran away with only the dirty clothes on our back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81384\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81384 size-medium lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A young Ukrainian boy holds a stuffed penguin inside a refugee shelter in Romania. \" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03_W322-0068-010-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03_W322-0068-010-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03_W322-0068-010-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03_W322-0068-010-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03_W322-0068-010-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03_W322-0068-010-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03_W322-0068-010-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03_W322-0068-010.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03_W322-0068-010-1280x853.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(&copy;2022 World Vision\/photo by Brianna Piazza)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ivanya, 8, is a gentle, thoughtful boy who fled Ukraine with his mother and sister, Veronika, 10. Ivanya is staying with more than 400 refugees at a warehouse and office center in Iasi, Romania. He is making the journey to Poland with his mother and sister after spending about a week taking cover in his family&rsquo;s basement, as the bomb shelter was too far away for them to reach safely.<\/p>\n<p>Ivanya likes being at the shelter, because it&rsquo;s the first place where he feels safe enough to play with other children and toys since the conflict started. He made some new friends on his first night here, but they have since left for other corners of Europe with their families. Today, he is lonely and taking comfort in his toy penguin, &ldquo;Mr. P,&rdquo; the only toy he brought from home with him. When his family made it out of Kyiv by car, he couldn&rsquo;t take many belongings with him; packing light was essential.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81385\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81385 size-medium lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A young Ukrainian girl sits on a cot beside her stuffed toy inside a refugee shelter in Romania.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04_W322-0068-005-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04_W322-0068-005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04_W322-0068-005-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04_W322-0068-005-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04_W322-0068-005-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04_W322-0068-005-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04_W322-0068-005-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04_W322-0068-005.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04_W322-0068-005-1280x853.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(&copy;2022 World Vision\/photo by Brianna Piazza)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ivanya&rsquo;s older sister Veronika, 10, had to leave her favorite toy &mdash; a large teddy bear with a hat and scarf &mdash; at home. It was too big to bring along. &ldquo;I like it very much because I&rsquo;ve played with it from childhood, since I was 6 years old,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;The toy is always with me. We talk to each other when I cry.&rdquo; She brought another, smaller, teddy bear with her, but she says it&rsquo;s not the same because it&rsquo;s not big enough to cuddle when she&rsquo;s feeling sad.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81386\" style=\"width: 719px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81386 size-full lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A teenage boy and his three younger sisters, all refugees from Ukraine, huddle together in a blue tent at the Romanian border. \" width=\"719\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05_W322-0064-016.jpg 719w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05_W322-0064-016-426x640.jpg 426w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05_W322-0064-016-166x250.jpg 166w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05_W322-0064-016-160x240.jpg 160w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05_W322-0064-016-377x566.jpg 377w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05_W322-0064-016-506x760.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05_W322-0064-016.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(&copy;2022 World Vision\/photo by Brianna Piazza)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seventeen-year-old Mischa says he brought with him only essential items from home, but clearly, he did not arrive empty-handed. In the absence of his beloved father, Mischa tries to remain calm and maintain a brave face for his mother and three little sisters. When asked how he feels, he shared, &ldquo;My family is trying to support each other and just don&rsquo;t panic. I always say to them &lsquo;all will be okay, all will be fine, we will win.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>[vc_separator]<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to slow down for a few minutes and study the following images taken by World Vision photographers in Romania. You will see Ukrainian refugee children arriving with their families. Clutched in their hands are the items they brought with them from home. What else do you see? What don&rsquo;t you see? Can you imagine what they left behind?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81387\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81387 size-medium lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A young Ukrainian boy plays with a toy car on a bus in Romania. \" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/06_W322-0065-090-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/06_W322-0065-090-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/06_W322-0065-090-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/06_W322-0065-090-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/06_W322-0065-090-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/06_W322-0065-090-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/06_W322-0065-090-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/06_W322-0065-090.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/06_W322-0065-090-1280x853.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young Ukrainian boy plays with a toy car while waiting on a bus in Romania. (&copy;2022 World Vision\/photo by Armenuhi Burmanyan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81388\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81388 size-medium lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A Ukrainian mother carries her young child after arriving in Romania. \" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07_W322-0033-063-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07_W322-0033-063-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07_W322-0033-063-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07_W322-0033-063-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07_W322-0033-063-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07_W322-0033-063-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07_W322-0033-063-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07_W322-0033-063.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/07_W322-0033-063-1280x853.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Ukrainian mother and son arrive in Vama, Romania. The boy clutches a toy tractor in his hand as a single tear rolls down his cheek. (&copy;2022 World Vision\/photo by Armenuhi Burmanyan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81389\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81389 size-medium lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A humanitarian aid worker and Ukrainian girl chat happily in the safety of Romania.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/08_W322-0074-050-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/08_W322-0074-050-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/08_W322-0074-050-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/08_W322-0074-050-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/08_W322-0074-050-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/08_W322-0074-050-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/08_W322-0074-050-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/08_W322-0074-050.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/08_W322-0074-050-1280x853.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A humanitarian worker chats happily with a Ukrainian child near the border in Romania. The little girl wears a fuzzy green purse around her neck. (&copy;2022 World Vision\/photo by Armenuhi Burmanyan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81390\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81390 size-medium lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Ukrainian boys walk on a wet road in Romania with their guardians. One boy eats a snack and carries a toy dinosaur. \" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/09_W322-0051-059-1280x852.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/09_W322-0051-059-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/09_W322-0051-059-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/09_W322-0051-059-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/09_W322-0051-059-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/09_W322-0051-059-850x566.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/09_W322-0051-059-1140x759.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/09_W322-0051-059.jpg 1623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/09_W322-0051-059-1280x852.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Ukrainian boy holds a toy dinosaur while eating a snack shortly after crossing the border into Romania. (&copy;2022 World Vision\/photo by Brianna Piazza)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81391\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81391 size-medium lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A Ukrainian girl on a bus in Romania looks through the window at the photographer. \" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10_W322-0065-061-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10_W322-0065-061-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10_W322-0065-061-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10_W322-0065-061-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10_W322-0065-061-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10_W322-0065-061-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10_W322-0065-061-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10_W322-0065-061.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/10_W322-0065-061-1280x853.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aboard a bus in Romania, a Ukrainian girl wearing headphones looks out the window at the camera. (&copy;2022 World Vision\/photo by Armenuhi Burmanyan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81392\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81392 size-medium lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A Ukrainian boy stands between rows of blue tents, holding a stuffed animal and giving the camera a thumbs up.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11_W322-0075-148-1280x852.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11_W322-0075-148-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11_W322-0075-148-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11_W322-0075-148-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11_W322-0075-148-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11_W322-0075-148-850x566.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11_W322-0075-148-1140x759.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11_W322-0075-148.jpg 1623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11_W322-0075-148-1280x852.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Ukrainian boy stands at a transitional refugee camp in Hu&#537;i, Romania, about 9 miles from the border crossing. He holds a small toy he brought from home. (&copy;2022 World Vision\/photo by Armenuhi Burmanyan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Brianna Piazza contributed to this article. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Vision photographers provide a glimpse of the items Ukrainian refugee children brought with them as they left home, possibly for the last time. 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