long and difficult. a talented dancer before the war, she still has big dreams. but the russian shell that maimed diana tore her family apart. her older sister, natasha, and four year old niece dominika, were both killed. as the only surviving child, the person diana wants most by her side as her dad, vladimir. they speak every day on the phone. translation: i m glad to see my dad. but i wish i talked to him like we re talking with you now. in the immediate aftermath of the attack, vladimir was a broken man. it was heartbreaking to see him imploring, god, why did you bring this upon me? vladimir still looks to god for solace and answers. but stuck here in western ukraine
wrote this letter. jonathan, thank you. let s stay with the conflict in ukraine and some of those injured in the fighting are now recovering overseas. the bbc has met some of the younger victims injured in the early days of the conflict. 0ur correspondent wyre davies has been following their stories. spasibo. a hospital in a foreign land isn t where masha would have wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday. spasibo. she is far from home with only her grandmother for company. when we first met masha three months ago, she was fighting for her life in zaporizhzhia s children s hospital. her right leg blown off by a russian shell and with other extensive injuries. translation: she s much better now. she refused to eat at all back then, we were scared for her life. she has had 24 surgeries so far. diana was in the same hospital ward as masha and was also
men of fighting age must serve in the army make it difficult to keep families together something that s especially hard on father s day. the victim of a russian rocket attack on the besieged city of mariupol, 13 year old diana was eventually she had life threatening wounds. shrapnel lodged in her blood and brain and other terrible injuries. her recovery will be long and difficult. a talented dancer before the war, she still has big dreams. but the russian shell that maimed diana tore her family apart. her older sister natasha and four year old niece were both killed. as the only surviving child, the person diana wants most by her side as her father vladimir. they speak every day on the phone. translation: i am glad to see my dad but i wish i could talk to him like we are talking with you now. in the immediate aftermath of the attack, vladimir was a broken man. it was heartbreaking
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vladimir still looks to god for solace and answers. but stuck here in western ukraine isn t where he needs to be. vladimir is desperate to be with his surviving daughter and wife in germany. but the current state of emergency rules here in ukraine mean that as a man of fighting age, he can t travel. but he is clearly in no fit state to pick up a so while he waits, he comes here, to church, every day, and prays for those he s lost. translation: if they give me that the permit, i m definitely going to go. i cannot be without them. i m without my family. i keep thinking about them. i need to go there to support my family. forthe i need to go there to support my family. for the sake of diana, for the sake of my wife. you see, i need to carry on for them. and even for the sake of my deceased children. with diana due to undergo another brain operation this week,