{"id":118145,"date":"2023-09-05T13:13:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=118145"},"modified":"2023-09-05T13:13:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:13:36","slug":"ukrainian-girl-runs-in-half-marathon-after-losing-legs-in-russian-missile-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/ukrainian-girl-runs-in-half-marathon-after-losing-legs-in-russian-missile-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian girl runs in half marathon after losing legs in Russian missile attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A 12-year-old Ukrainian girl, Yana Stepanenko, who tragically lost her legs in a Russian missile attack last year, captured the world’s attention once again as she participated in the Lviv half marathon on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Yana’s remarkable journey began on April 8, 2022, when a Russian missile struck Kramatorsk’s train station, claiming nearly 60 lives and leaving more than 100 people injured.<\/p>\n
Among the victims were Yana and her mother, Natalia, who were knocked unconscious by the devastating impact.<\/p>\n
When they regained consciousness, Yana, then just 11 years old, had lost both of her legs.<\/p>\n
“I couldn\u2019t get up. It was very painful \u2013 I looked at my legs and cried,” Yana recounted in an interview with United for Ukraine.<\/p>\n