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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. CHILDREN HAVE FUN AFTER THE CART JOUSTS AT THE NAVY SCHOOL IN SETE HARBOR Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) MEZE. CHILDREN'S CHARIOT JOUSTING IN MEZE. WATER JOUSTING IS A VERY OLD SPORTING TRADITION IN THE LANGUEDOC. CHILDREN START OUT ON CARTS BEFORE MOVING ON TO BOATS. SETE IS THE ONLY TOWN WHERE CHILDREN'S LANCES ARE STEEL-TIPPED, JUST LIKE THOSE FOR ADULTS Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. CHILDREN HAVE FUN AT THE NAVY SCHOOL IN SETE HARBOR Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. CHILDREN'S CART JOUSTING AT QUILLES DISTRICT IN SETE. WATER JOUSTING IS A VERY OLD SPORTING TRADITION IN THE LANGUEDOC. CHILDREN START OUT ON CARTS BEFORE MOVING ON TO BOATS. SETE IS THE ONLY TOWN WHERE CHILDREN'S LANCES ARE STEEL-TIPPED, JUST LIKE THOSE FOR ADULTS Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. CHILDREN WITH DIVING GOGGLES IN THE SEA AT SETE BEACH Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. CHILDREN'S CART JOUSTING AT QUILLES DISTRICT IN SETE. WATER JOUSTING IS A VERY OLD SPORTING TRADITION IN THE LANGUEDOC. CHILDREN START OUT ON CARTS BEFORE MOVING ON TO BOATS. SETE IS THE ONLY TOWN WHERE CHILDREN'S LANCES ARE STEEL-TIPPED, JUST LIKE THOSE FOR ADULTS Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. CHILDREN'S CART JOUSTING AT QUILLES DISTRICT IN SETE. WATER JOUSTING IS A VERY OLD SPORTING TRADITION IN THE LANGUEDOC. CHILDREN START OUT ON CARTS BEFORE MOVING ON TO BOATS. SETE IS THE ONLY TOWN WHERE CHILDREN'S LANCES ARE STEEL-TIPPED, JUST LIKE THOSE FOR ADULTS Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. CHILDREN'S CART JOUSTING AT QUILLES DISTRICT IN SETE. WATER JOUSTING IS A VERY OLD SPORTING TRADITION IN THE LANGUEDOC. CHILDREN START OUT ON CARTS BEFORE MOVING ON TO BOATS. SETE IS THE ONLY TOWN WHERE CHILDREN'S LANCES ARE STEEL-TIPPED, JUST LIKE THOSE FOR ADULTS Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) BALARUC-LES-BAINS. CHILDREN FISHING WITH NETS IN THAU LAGOON Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Explosion in Gaza - Palestine

A mother holds her children and hurries away in the immediate aftermath of the bombardment in Gaza City, on May 30, 2025. Israeli forces bombed Al-Yazi residential buildings and commercial shops near Qashqar Mosque in the Old City of Gaza. At least 34 Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Explosion in Gaza - Palestine

A woman walks down the street with her children in the immediate aftermath of the bombardment in Gaza City, on May 30, 2025. Israeli forces bombed Al-Yazi residential buildings and commercial shops near Qashqar Mosque in the Old City of Gaza. At least 34 Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese schools boost health, happiness with focus on exercise

STORY: Chinese schools boost health, happiness with focus on exercise SHOOTING TIME: Recent and file footage DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of children's sports activities held in various parts of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO XING, Vice Principal, Tongmeng Kindergarten in Wuhan 3. Students practicing martial arts 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HOU MINGFEI, Vice Principal, No. 9 Primary School in Hunnan District of Shenyang 5. various of children's sports activities held in various parts of China STORYLINE: June 1st marks International Children's Day. Ahead of this day, diverse and colorful sports activities were held in various parts of China, allowing children to have fun while engaging in physical exercise. In a kindergarten in Wuhan, Hubei Province, martial arts were introduced on campus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO XING, Vice Principal, Tongmeng Kindergarten in Wuhan "In the past two years, over 200 children at our kindergarten hav

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Italian youth population declining as number of elderly grows

STORY: Italian youth population declining as number of elderly grows SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:46 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Italy STORYLINE: The number of young adults in Italy has declined sharply in the last two decades, while the number of elderly people in the country has grown, government data released Wednesday shows. Italy's National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) said in its 2024 Annual Report that an increasing number of those in the youngest demographic continue to live at home with their parents, and Italians are also getting married and having children later in life. The number of young adults in Italy -- defined as people between the ages of 18 and 34 -- fell by more than 3 million in the 21-year span ending last year, ISTAT reported. Over that time, the number of young adults declined to 10.33 million compared to 13.39 million in 2002, a decrease of 22.9 percent. In contrast, the number of elderly people

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 34,488: ministry

STORY: Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 34,488: ministry SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wounded children receiving treatment at a hospital 2. various of destroyed buildings STORYLINE: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,488, said the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday. The ministry added in a press statement that the Israeli army killed 34 Palestinians and wounded 68 others during the past 24 hours. This brings the total death toll to 34,488 and injuries to 77,643 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. The statement noted that some victims remained under the rubble amid heavy bombardment and a lack of civil defense and ambulance crews. Meanwhile, at least 20 Palestinians were killed Sunday night in Israeli airstrikes on three residential buildings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Palestinian offi

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Queen Letizia At Mutua Madrilena Foundation - Madrid

Queen Letizia and the President of Mutua Madrileña, Ignacio Garralda, during the award ceremony of the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to NGO projects, on March 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Doña Letizia presents the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to the 34 beneficiaries of this latest Call, for non-profit organizations, which has an annual endowment of one million euros and which focus on the areas of disability, labor integration of young people at risk of exclusion, the fight against gender violence, children with health problems and/or exclusion, support for the elderly and homeless, and development cooperation. Photo by Antonio Gutiérrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At Mutua Madrilena Foundation - Madrid

Queen Letizia and the President of Mutua Madrileña, Ignacio Garralda, during the award ceremony of the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to NGO projects, on March 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Doña Letizia presents the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to the 34 beneficiaries of this latest Call, for non-profit organizations, which has an annual endowment of one million euros and which focus on the areas of disability, labor integration of young people at risk of exclusion, the fight against gender violence, children with health problems and/or exclusion, support for the elderly and homeless, and development cooperation. Photo by Antonio Gutiérrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At Mutua Madrilena Foundation - Madrid

Minister Fernando Marlaska, Queen Letizia and the President of Mutua Madrileña, Ignacio Garralda, during the award ceremony of the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to NGO projects, on March 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Doña Letizia presents the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to the 34 beneficiaries of this latest Call, for non-profit organizations, which has an annual endowment of one million euros and which focus on the areas of disability, labor integration of young people at risk of exclusion, the fight against gender violence, children with health problems and/or exclusion, support for the elderly and homeless, and development cooperation. Photo by Antonio Gutiérrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At Mutua Madrilena Foundation - Madrid

Queen Letizia during the award ceremony of the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to NGO projects, on March 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Doña Letizia presents the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to the 34 beneficiaries of this latest Call, for non-profit organizations, which have an annual allocation of one million euros and focus on the areas of disability, labor integration of young people at risk of exclusion, the fight against gender violence, children with health problems and/or exclusion, support for the elderly and the homeless, and development cooperation. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At Mutua Madrilena Foundation - Madrid

Minister Fernando Marlaska, Queen Letizia and the President of Mutua Madrileña, Ignacio Garralda, during the award ceremony of the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to NGO projects, on March 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Doña Letizia presents the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to the 34 beneficiaries of this latest Call, for non-profit organizations, which has an annual endowment of one million euros and which focus on the areas of disability, labor integration of young people at risk of exclusion, the fight against gender violence, children with health problems and/or exclusion, support for the elderly and homeless, and development cooperation. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At Mutua Madrilena Foundation - Madrid

Minister Fernando Marlaska, Queen Letizia and the President of Mutua Madrileña, Ignacio Garralda, during the award ceremony of the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to NGO projects, on March 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Doña Letizia presents the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to the 34 beneficiaries of this latest Call, for non-profit organizations, which has an annual endowment of one million euros and which focus on the areas of disability, labor integration of young people at risk of exclusion, the fight against gender violence, children with health problems and/or exclusion, support for the elderly and homeless, and development cooperation. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At Mutua Madrilena Foundation - Madrid

Queen Letizia during the award ceremony of the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to NGO projects, on March 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Doña Letizia presents the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to the 34 beneficiaries of this latest Call, for non-profit organizations, which have an annual allocation of one million euros and focus on the areas of disability, labor integration of young people at risk of exclusion, the fight against gender violence, children with health problems and/or exclusion, support for the elderly and the homeless, and development cooperation. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Letizia At Mutua Madrilena Foundation - Madrid

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the ceremony to present the Mutua Madrileña Foundation's Social Action Grants to NGO projects, on March 18, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Doña Letizia presents the Mutua Madrileña Foundation Grants to the 34 Social Action Projects beneficiaries of this latest Call, for non-profit organizations, which has an annual endowment of one million euros and which focus on the areas of disability, labor integration of young people at risk of exclusion, the fight against gender violence, children with health problems and/or exclusion, support for the elderly and homeless and development cooperation. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240227) -- KABUL, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2024. A new round of anti-polio campaign was launched in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces on Monday, Ministry of Public Health spokesperson Sharafat Zaman Amar said. In the four-day anti-polio drive, around 7.6 million children under 5 are expected to receive the immunity doses against the crippling disease in the country. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240227) -- KABUL, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2024. A new round of anti-polio campaign was launched in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces on Monday, Ministry of Public Health spokesperson Sharafat Zaman Amar said. In the four-day anti-polio drive, around 7.6 million children under 5 are expected to receive the immunity doses against the crippling disease in the country. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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At least 17 killed in Israeli airstrike on Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza

STORY: At least 17 killed in Israeli airstrike on Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Nuseirat refugee camp after attack STORYLINE: At least 17 Palestinians were killed and more than 34 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, local medical sources told Xinhua on Wednesday. The sources added that rescue efforts are still ongoing, and the casualties include women and children. The recovered victims were all transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir el-Balah, the sources added. Eyewitnesses told Xinhua that an Israeli warplane fired several missiles at the house sheltering several displaced families. The massive blast brought down the building and caused severe damage to neighboring houses in the western part of the camp. Meanwhile, the Palestinian death t

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7.5 mln children to receive anti-polio vaccines in Afghanistan

STORY: 7.5 mln children to receive anti-polio vaccines in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-polio vaccination campaign in Kabul STORYLINE: More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said. A total of 7,580,085 children under five would receive the doses of vaccines in 233 districts of 21 provinces during the four-day anti-polio campaign launched on Monday, the statement added. A similar campaign to eradicate the crippling disease was also launched a month ago on Dec. 29 in the war-ravaged country, during which around 7.5 million children under five were vaccinated against polio. Six positive polio cases have reportedly been registered in Afghanistan in 2023. So far no statistics have been issued to confirm the detection of positive polio cases in the curre

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2024. More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2024. More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Health workers are seen at a neighborhood during an anti-polio campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2024. More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2024. More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Health workers are seen at a neighborhood during an anti-polio campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2024. More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2024. More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240130) -- KABUL, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Health workers are seen at a neighborhood during an anti-polio campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2024. More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-ZHENXIONG-LANDSLIDE-AFTERMATH (CN)

(240124) -- ZHENXIONG, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children have instant noodles at a temporary shelter in Liangshui Village of Tangfang Town, Zhenxiong County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 24, 2024. The death toll from a landslide that struck a mountainous village in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday had climbed to 34 as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, local authorities said. Another 10 people are still missing, according to the local disaster relief headquarters. At present, affected people have been transferred to temporary shelters, with basic needs guaranteed. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Orphans in Lome experience Chinese culture

STORY: Orphans in Lome experience Chinese culture SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Lome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation ceremony at the Chinese Embassy in Togo 2. various of teachers of the Confucius Institute of University of Lome playing with children 3. various of the Chinese medical team offering voluntary consultations to children 4. various of children experiencing Chinese calligraphy and Guqin 5. various of children having dinner at the Chinese Embassy STORYLINE: Nearly 120 children from two orphanages in Togo experienced Chinese culture and received donations at the Chinese Embassy in the capital city of Lome on Monday. The event, entitled "A family evening at the Embassy," was organized for orphans from the SOS Children's Village and the Support For Suffering Childhood reception center in Lome. During the event, the orphans were invited to dine Chinese cuisine after learning about Chinese culture through Chinese calligraphy an

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Residents Queue For Hours For Water - Kabul

Afghan residents, including children, queued for hours to fill water into wheelbarrows along the streets of Kabul on October 17, 2023. More than half of Kabul's six million residents do not have access to clean water. Afghanistan is in its third consecutive year of drought largely blamed on climate change. What little water is available has to be drawn from unsafe sources and 30 out of 34 provinces are reporting extremely low water quality, the World Food Programme found. Photo by Ali Omid Tagdisyan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residents Queue For Hours For Water - Kabul

Afghan residents, including children, queued for hours to fill water into wheelbarrows along the streets of Kabul on October 17, 2023. More than half of Kabul's six million residents do not have access to clean water. Afghanistan is in its third consecutive year of drought largely blamed on climate change. What little water is available has to be drawn from unsafe sources and 30 out of 34 provinces are reporting extremely low water quality, the World Food Programme found. Photo by Ali Omid Tagdisyan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Residents Queue For Hours For Water - Kabul

Afghan residents, including children, queued for hours to fill water into wheelbarrows along the streets of Kabul on October 17, 2023. More than half of Kabul's six million residents do not have access to clean water. Afghanistan is in its third consecutive year of drought largely blamed on climate change. What little water is available has to be drawn from unsafe sources and 30 out of 34 provinces are reporting extremely low water quality, the World Food Programme found. Photo by Ali Omid Tagdisyan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR Congo football star encourages displaced children with sports

STORY: DR Congo football star encourages displaced children with sports DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of displaced children playing football in shelters of Goma with Zola 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): SHUKURU, Displaced child 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): DISTEL ZOLA, DRC football star STORYLINE: Distel Zola, a football star from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been striving to help displaced children in the eastern part of the country to restore hope and smile again through the charm of sports. On the outskirts of Goma in the North Kivu province live thousands of displaced children seeking refuge in shelters. Most of them escaped from their hometowns due to clashes between local rebel groups. Over the past weeks, Zola has been organizing football matches for children from the shelters, hoping to teach them resilience in the face of a tough situation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): SHUKURU, Displaced child "We kids at camp somet

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Yana Stepanenko, 12, is pictured upon the return of her family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Lviv city head Andrii Sadovyi (R) and Yana Stepanenko who returned from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, are pictured in Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Yana Stepanenko, 12, is pictured upon the return of her family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Yana Stepanenko, 12, is pictured upon the return of her family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Nataliia Stepanenko is pictured upon the return of her family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Nataliia Stepanenko and 12-year-old twins - Yana and Yaroslav - are pictured upon their return from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Head of St Nicholas Hospital Dmytro Hrytsak speaks to the press upon the return of the Stepanenko family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Nataliia Stepanenko is pictured upon the return of her family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Nataliia Stepanenko and her daughter Yana are pictured upon their return from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Nataliia Stepanenko and her daughter Yana are pictured upon their return from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Head of the Surgery Centre of St Nicholas Hospital Andrii Dvorakevych speaks to the press upon the return of the Stepanenko family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).