A heartbreaking video showing a father saying goodbye to his daughter during evacuations from Gorlovka has gone viral on social media. Recent reports however say that the father was not in fact staying in Ukraine to fight the Russian troops.
The video was first shared by the Mayor of Gorlovka, Ivan Prikhodo, on VK on Monday. The description in the video says:
"Residents of Gorlovka are evacuated daily to Russia, fleeing Ukrainian aggression. Today we have witnessed the touching farewell of the head of the family to his wife and daughter, whom he saw off to Russia. The man remained in his city to defend the Donetsk Republic from the Armed Forces of Ukraine with weapons in his hands, with tears in his eyes."
Heartbreaking. And lesson of bravery. This family dream to nothing more than having a normal, free and prosperous family life. #StandWithUkriane https://t.co/bnNuI5XtYS
— Bernard-Henri Lévy (@BHL) February 25, 2022
Gorlovka is one of the largest cities in the Donetsk People's Republic in East Ukraine. It was recently recognised by Vladimir Putin as a sovereign state.
[Based on reporting by: 9Gag]
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