Interpreter cries as Ukrainian boy recalls mother’s death in Russian strike
- Posted on December 12, 2025
- By The Independent
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Interpreter cries as Ukrainian boy recalls mother’s death in Russian strike

An interpreter broke down in tears as she translated for a young Ukrainian boy, who recalled his mother’s death in a Russian strike. The interpreter was visibly upset as she translated for the 11-year-old boy at the European Parliament in Brussels. Roman Oleksiv was injured in the Russian missile strike on a hospital in Ukraine in 2022. He has undergone multiple surgeries since. His mother was tragically killed in the attack. The young boy, who was the subject of an award-winning film, previously received an award from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.