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This 80-yr-old man lined up to join the Ukrainian army, his pic is going viral
India Today
A picture of an octogenarian man standing in line to join the Ukrainian army is going viral.
Amid the escalating tension between Ukraine and Russia, social media is buzzing with heart-wrenching photos of Ukrainian citizens. From the viral photo of the couple saying their goodbye at a subway station in Ukraine, to a father and daughter crying and embracing each other, the visuals have left netizens shocked.
A picture of an octogenarian man standing in line to join the Ukrainian army is going viral. Shared on Twitter by Kateryna Yushchenko, the picture shows the man standing with a bag, ready to join the army. The contents in his bag will surely make you teary-eyed.
“Someone posted a photo of this 80-year-old who showed up to join the army, carrying with him a small case with 2 t-shirts, a pair of extra pants, a toothbrush and a few sandwiches for lunch. He said he was doing it for his grandkids,” read the post.
Take a look:
Someone posted a photo of this 80-year-old who showed up to join the army, carrying with him a small case with 2 t-shirts, a pair of extra pants, a toothbrush and a few sandwiches for lunch. He said he was doing it for his grandkids. pic.twitter.com/bemD24h6Ae
The post has garnered over 133k likes and tons of reactions. People couldn’t stop appreciating the brave man’s love for his country. Many simply shared messages of peace in the comments section.
God bless Ukraine and all her faithful defenders.