Ukraine war: 98-year-old Ukrainian says she walked miles alone through Russian territory | BBC News
A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman has said she walked six miles (10km) under shelling, supporting herself with sticks and sleeping on the ground.
The woman, identified as Lidia Stepanivna, left a rural settlement in Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine, which is now occupied by Russia - she was trying to reach areas controlled by Kyiv.
She said she had walked without food or water and fell several times, in a video posted by Ukraine's police on social media.
In a statement, Ukraine's interior ministry said that the woman was discovered by Ukraine's military and then was taken to a shelter for evacuees by police.
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People from that generation build different. Huge respect to that lady, bless her and hope she lives even more.
@briancarno8837
14 күн бұрын
"were built differently"..They also understood english grammar
@Blueprint4Murder
14 күн бұрын
@@briancarno8837 You messing up the Ukraine propaganda lol.
@briancarno8837
14 күн бұрын
@@Blueprint4Murder english is probobaly not their first language..so we shouldnt be too hard
@NOT.MI5.MI6.
14 күн бұрын
The old Ukrainan lady advanced quicker than the Russian army 🤣
@luishenriquealmeidarocha7007
13 күн бұрын
True Kkkkkkkkkk @@NOT.MI5.MI6.
Remember when you were sick and felt terrible? This person managed through all these incredible conditions and walked away. Amazing ❤❤
@wolfg6136
14 күн бұрын
Putin is a despicable coward compared to this brave old woman
@JohnnyMacaw
14 күн бұрын
remember when Jesus Christ was beaten and tortured and nailed to the cross? amazing
@mkodyChallengesYOurexistence
14 күн бұрын
@@JohnnyMacawI just found out a certain group People s3t him up Why are Jesus lovers friends with Jesus haters???
@rockingredpoppy9119
14 күн бұрын
@@JohnnyMacaw there's always that one...and you're it.
@Phone-gz2ig
11 күн бұрын
...fake news, this woman was on Casualty a few years ago!!!
a 98 year old walking 6 miles in her slippers having fallen down twice one tough old girl
Bless her. What a traumatic journey 😍 so happy to hear she is safe
@CJBhattarai
14 күн бұрын
yeah I felt so bad for her! hope she has rest of her life in peace!
@aleksandarjokic2918
14 күн бұрын
well, judging by her appearance, grandma doesn't even know she's alive...hmmm, does this make me evil
@jaimep3432
13 күн бұрын
It was a cake walk for her
Shells probably bumped off her iron will. What a badass When the last world war broke off, she was 13.
This is a most remarkable story!! May The Lord bless her and keep her safe.
98 years old, those are some powerful genes, god bless her
Soo horrible I could not imagine this happening to my grandmother so sad😢
She is an old woman and won't harm anyone. Let her pass in peace.
@BierMan-je3od
14 күн бұрын
U are very right buddy... Unfortunately, it's because she can't and won't harm anyone that a bully like Putin wouldn't let pass. But he underestimated Ukraine and its citizens. This woman is another living proof💪🇺🇦
@harryturner8701
14 күн бұрын
Yeah, like that’s how war works
Putin and his ego, imo, is the sole reason for this devastation. This beautiful woman is so brave and determined. True courage!
@Zelensky_Huilo
14 күн бұрын
Is the Gorlovka Madonna and hundreds of people locked in a building and burned alive by ukrainians on May 2, 2014 in Odesa also Putin's ego?
@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304
14 күн бұрын
@@Zelensky_Huilo Lol. Kremlin Pravda
@Zelensky_Huilo
14 күн бұрын
@@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 I'm ukrainian. And you are acting on behalf of western tyranny.
@Zelensky_Huilo
14 күн бұрын
@@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 Just Google for 2 May, 2014, when ukrainians after the coup held their statanistic ritual. And it's still going on.
@nuke_Godjira
14 күн бұрын
Putin has every right to defend his country and his people
Poor thing 😮. Glad she’s safe 🙏🏾
It's not "Russian territory", it's the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine by Russian forces.
@Time.Is.Fake.
14 күн бұрын
No crimea is Russia...
@user-dv1rg7oq5r
14 күн бұрын
Аха ха ха . Так приди и забери . 🤣🤣🤣 .
@Valdaur
13 күн бұрын
@@Time.Is.Fake. She didn't walk through Crimea.
@Valdaur
13 күн бұрын
@@user-dv1rg7oq5r Try and get the rest of the Donbass. Oh wait, you can't. How pathetic. Even without US aid since last October, Russia still can't advance more than a few km.
@user-ui7iy4vk1e
13 күн бұрын
@@Time.Is.Fake.temporarily
War sucks...
@karlwedin5979
14 күн бұрын
Putin's war sucks. Russian aggression and expansionism both suck.
@newworlddisorder776
14 күн бұрын
@@karlwedin5979 you misspelled NATO
@NOT.MI5.MI6.
14 күн бұрын
@@newworlddisorder776 like that matters Putlers best recruitment guy Nato has lol 😂
@Valdaur
13 күн бұрын
@@newworlddisorder776 Putin is the one who invaded..
@user-ui7iy4vk1e
13 күн бұрын
@@karlwedin5979it's not his war, it's the population's war. He alone isn't bombing the cities.
That is courage! God bless her!
Reminds me of my great aunt who did the same thing in the 1930s walking from Russia to Ukraine SSR
What do you do when life gives you bs? You walk on. You maintain. You abide. God Bless 🙏
most brave, Madam.
Legend
@andreys379
14 күн бұрын
BC she is russian 😂
never understimate the babushka
@belladonnatook8851
14 күн бұрын
All hail the babushka!!
What a beautiful grandma ❤ heart breaking story ❤️
They must have seen her and thought they were seeing a real Babayaga and feared the curse and left her alone. I am so glad she is safe. Such an amazing story. Thank you.
@user-ui7iy4vk1e
13 күн бұрын
Baba Yaga😂
благослови її, Господи
Awwwwww❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Continue to Bless and Protect her Lord
This tells us how life is sweet even 90 years cherish life 😊
Wonderful story BBC.
God bless her
I believe even if the Russian soldiers had seen her they would jus let her go. They are also human beings. No soldier in his sane state would harm such an old granny
Ze lijkt wel 400 jaar oud. Wel fijn dat ze het overleefd heeft.
@MG-iy1oh
14 күн бұрын
she is Caucasian, after all... you cannot ask for too much!
I have great pain to me about situation of Ukraine and I am praying everyday with tears.
@oo0Spyder0oo
14 күн бұрын
Well praying won’t work will it? Or why don’t these gods stop war?
@belladonnatook8851
14 күн бұрын
Because humans like you are too hardheaded & hard-hearted.
@sergebakulu563
4 күн бұрын
Let's continue to pray never give up!!
What an amazing Grandma, God bless her! ❤❤❤
She was a kid during Holodomor and a teenager during WWII, wow!
@gerhard6105
14 күн бұрын
My neighbor also. He is 97 and still drives a tractor and he said he feels like 18. He told me about the war here in the Ardennes.
Hard as nails
We cant even get Trump supporters to watch the border and this woman can walk 10km in a war. Let that sink in people.
@kwtinternational4451
14 күн бұрын
And Biden Supporter
@curiositycloset2359
14 күн бұрын
Why would trump supporters be watching the border?
@monarchist1838
14 күн бұрын
It was Joe Biden who shut down border wall construction. Nearly 7 million have entered the US illegally since he took office, more than the population of 36 states. Enough illegal fentanyl has crossed over to kill every American man, woman, and child. Kamala Harris, appointed to take charge, has done nothing. Let that sink in, my far-left friend.
@AzguardMike
14 күн бұрын
OP is just showing its Trump Derangement Syndrome as usual.
@760HorsePower
14 күн бұрын
Not tsi Ukraine will bow to their conquer
bless this woman
@HackerZac
14 күн бұрын
She's in heaven now 🕊🕊
Braver and more will to survive than most people it seems
This is a disgrace! SHAME!
Inspiring story.
What a tough and brave lady. Glad your family was located. Hopefully, the promise for a new home becomes a reality. Blessings to her, her family and the soldiers who helped her.
god bless her!!
there is a video were a russian drone spotted her
@prajwal1341
14 күн бұрын
so sad grandma ,the world is nusty the almight will continue to see you through you are marvelous
I wouldnt want to live under orc occupation either
@itz_redgi9624
14 күн бұрын
Ukraine doesn't belong to West, it's historical Russian lands Ukraine has almost same ethnicity, language,culture and etc they're closer to Russians, it's like Scotland is fighting against UK, if anyone is going to get Ukraine then it has to be Russia
@martijnstam6186
14 күн бұрын
@@itz_redgi9624 Over 90% doesn't want anything to do with Russia, most want to be part of the EU. Some derailed tyrant hiding in his bunker cannot decide for others what to do.
@notanopp5053
14 күн бұрын
@@itz_redgi9624Ukraine is historically ukrainian lands it doesn’t belong to russia you are not from Ukraine never mind Europe so stop talking about a war you clearly don’t know much about from the comfort of your home while family’s are bombed
@itz_redgi9624
14 күн бұрын
@@notanopp5053 "Ukraine is historically Ukrainian lands" by that i already can understand that you're the one who doesn't know history, tell me when did Ukraine exist except for 1917 ? Second i know the reasons that war started but the sure is that Ukraine doesn't belong to the West, USA put it's nose everywhere
@jackt883
14 күн бұрын
@@itz_redgi9624 By that logic then various African countries are historically British lands. Should Britain re-invade a load of African countries? Should Portugal invade Brazil? Should Spain invade Argentina & Chile? Your logis is dumb AF.
I know people in their twenties and thirties who wouldn't be able to walk ten miles!
Oh my God she walked 6 miles I don’t believe it
This war is an absolute hell, international community have to work to end it !!!
Beyond imagination. Such perseverance and determination. Much respect and admiration
And we often fall in despair for little things. We all have much and also nothing to loose in life. But, what will we ever get with us to the grave ?
@aleksandarjokic2918
13 күн бұрын
are you buddhist
Wow. A good story🙏♥️😃🥰🙋Love to her from the USA. 🙋 Charlotte and Roz are in Oregon and California. Roz is my sister.
Poor woman... :/
What an incredible woman. It chokes me up a bit. Also, Olga is a wonderful reporter. Her smile fills me with hope.
British comedy is well and alive on this channel
War is a tragedy and oft times an irony. It brings out the worst in people, and some times the best in people. God bless Oma. Thanks for sharing BBC. Slava Ukraine!
My late aunt Toni would have been the same age as her. I could see her or our mom doing the same journey. They had no quit in them having survived ww2 as well.
Very sad times war should not be at all in This day and age😢
Remarkable, indeed. Sad, though. My god, we can not look away from the perils of war for any one young or old or in between!
She's 98! Who's going to stop her!?
Truly amazing! What an amazing story.
Great 👍👍👍 she's a very pure heart lady and the good Lord see her though 😂 💚
She remembers Stalin's Holodomor
BBC... Where same old women in Gaza?
@Icneumone7
9 күн бұрын
Inside a tunnel, holding a grenade in silence because we all know how women are treated over there.
@user-xz4all
9 күн бұрын
bullshit
Sorry for her and for those who are in Ghaza
Made me cry that someone felt such compassion and bought her a house. I hope the rest of her life is beautiful.
Routing for her. Amazing story.
She won't survive that walk in Gaza 🤔 says alot how the Russians conduct this war respect 🫡
@OptimisticHominid
13 күн бұрын
An utterly stupid statement!
@stevenburling6062
13 күн бұрын
@@OptimisticHominid why don't you go take stroll in Gaza then 🙄 mr stupid 😅🤣😂
@stevenburling6062
13 күн бұрын
@@OptimisticHominid why not use your common sense to figure out the maths that's if you have any thou cos common sense is not actually common 🤣
Not surprising a Ukrainian grandmother who advances quicker than the Russian military 😂😂
@LeonDegrelle.z
14 күн бұрын
Definitely true
@belladonnatook8851
14 күн бұрын
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@aleksandarjokic2918
13 күн бұрын
the funniest is as they progress in the same direction
@user-eb3wf4sl3n
12 күн бұрын
This is an agent of the Kremlin, a Soviet Valkyrie
How fake you want this to be? BBC: Yes
@user-yr1xj9wk4i
13 күн бұрын
Ukrainian here: This is real, not ' fake '. Please, do not show your negative attitude toward Ukraine !
@Zauberkaffee2001
13 күн бұрын
@@user-yr1xj9wk4iKhokhol love❤😂
@Zauberkaffee2001
13 күн бұрын
@@user-yr1xj9wk4iHow is free money in germany for you Khokhol? Back in the ,,Reich" for Khokhol? Refugee Khokhol?😂❤
@Valdaur
13 күн бұрын
How ignorant you want your comment to be? You: Yes
God Bless her
Remarkable lady - truly an inspiration. God bless you ! ❤❤❤❤❤
Wow god bless her
I'm happy she found her family, bless her and her loved ones. Strong woman ❤
That old lady is hardcore.
God was with her every day and night 🙏...
Is that streganonna?
Look where humanity brought us now this war needs end soon think of elderly that didnt make it she was determined to live😢😢
Славна людина. Вона знає, що таке московський фашизм.
Wow, what a woman!
😢😢😢... so painful...May God give victory to the Ukrainians and the freedom loving world. Poor people, elderly who are to live out their lives in peace cut short in agony and early death. Poor children going through traumatic past, and poor men cut short in their prime living more futuristic women fatherless and husband less. 😢😢 . WHAT A WICKED WORLD CAUSED BY PUTIN AND RUSSIANS.
@belladonnatook8851
14 күн бұрын
No. This wicked world is caused by wicked humans. Putin is only one iteration.
Great Ukrainian grandma showed her resilience, perseverance and indomitable courage. Super amazing grandma. God bless her. 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
@anthonyparry2852
14 күн бұрын
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I hope this war should be End this is heart burn 😢
Very focused lady
where are her Ukrainian children and grandchildren? Did they leave her to receive benefits in Europe?
@duhni4551
8 күн бұрын
In Ukrainian hospital as they said in the video, they ended up there because of Russian shelling.
Shame to the world
@idea1469
14 күн бұрын
absolutely
She must have been moved to East when German came in1942 thn West and now further West
Hard as nails - icon!
Amazing story. Maybe someone will make it into a film.
Her family left her there.
bless her
With proper healthcare I do not doubt she could live even 110 seeing how she managed to come this far as a simple village native.
I do hope this tough and dear woman 💙💛 gets a new house, but Ukraine has to win to make that happen. 🤞 Russia's economy is so driven by war in Ukraine, the nation can't afford to either win or lose. It can't afford to rebuild and secure Ukraine. Today it's estimated at $1 trillion, rising by $10 billion every month. So sad...war doesn't just destroy lives, it tears at the fabric of culture.😔 Слава Україні! 🇺🇸 🇺🇦
@aleksandarjokic2918
13 күн бұрын
ok
We hope she'll reach a 100 years old what a great stories it's so TRUELY tearjerker so much stories &.she's survival in ww1-or ww2?THIS.PRECIOUS stories that we'll not be forgotten AMAZINGLY beautiful we pray for you mommy lidia can you imagine my name is Lydia tnx Greatful Grandma amazing story tnx UKRAINE Amen GOD TO BE THE GLORY TO ALL MAY GOD PROTECT OUR TROOPS AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL VOTES BLUE ❤❤❤❤❤
be she well......and cautious
She lived through WW2 in one of the most hostile areas of the war. This is probably nothing for her.
And she's fine, if she was a Palestinian lady she have been sniperd and arrested by the IDF for being a Hamas operative along with her extended family.
@CelinTonny
14 күн бұрын
💯
It's a very kind gesture to buy the women a home and I have the upmost respect for what she has achieved, however there are millions of Ukrainians in the exact same boat as her, why does she deserve help anymore than anyone else
You are making news about this when you know you are part of this that this poor old lady has to walk on her own.
Looks like she has seen some messed up stuff along the way
God will lead the way to safety 🙏🏾
The M1 Abrams tank and the M1150 Assault Breacher engineering assault vehicle manufactured in the USA were delivered to the trophy exhibition, which officially opens today on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow.
@musadube1647
14 күн бұрын
Thanks for the news that was more quick than BBC
@alanstead1379
14 күн бұрын
Must be exciting seeing modern technology.
@martijnstam6186
14 күн бұрын
We put Putin's diapers on display in the EU.
@janeck.8695
14 күн бұрын
Russian bot
Well, if an old woman says it then it must be true 🤷♂️
@anthonyparry2852
14 күн бұрын
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
💔