the smoke from that explosion. she has a fascinating and tragic story. here it is. for kyra, her new ipad is everything. she s 12 after all. but the shiny screen is also a welcome distraction from an ordeal no 12-year-old should ever have to endure. because just a few weeks ago, the young ukrainian wasn t safe like she is now in kyiv but in a hospital run by russian-backed separatists, forcibly separated from her family. when the russians first invaded mariupol, kyra s dad was still alive. her mom had died just after she was born. and when russian bombs started to fall, they sheltered in a neighbor s basement, she recalls. but they hit the house where he were staying, she says. we were buried in the cellar. then the rescuers took us out of the wreckage. her dad did not emerge, kyra told us. now an orphan, she started to walk to try and find safety