8-year-old Lviv resident met with the Pope: the boy survived a missile attack on Vinnytsia

Roman Oleksiv met with Pope Francis/Collage 24 Channel

Roman Oleksiv is an 8-year-old boy who miraculously survived a Russian missile attack on Vinnitsa in the summer of 2022. The day before, he personally met with Pope Francis.

8-year-old Roman Oleksiv spoke about this on his Facebook. Yaroslav Oleksiw, the boy's father, added that this trip “fulfills another dream of Roman.”

The boy met with the Pope

So, on December 5, Roman wrote on his social network that he had arrived in Rome. In the photo he is posing with dad Yaroslav. And on December 6, he posted a video with the Pope. He was accompanied by the caption: “It was an unforgettable and blessed meeting.” He met not only with Pope Francis, but also with the Italian Madam Minister Maria Teresa Bellucci. < /p>

A meeting that will be remembered for a lifetime, he wrote later.

As they write in Suspilny, in the photographs from the meeting with the Pope you can also see Yana Stepanenko. She was injured during shelling of the station in Kramatorsk. Then the girl lost two legs. Later, prosthetics were installed in the USA.

Missile attack on Vinnitsa: what is known

• July 14, 2022, Russian missiles attacked the center of Vinnitsa. As a result of the terrorist attack, 27 people were killed, including 3 children. Also, 202 people sought medical help.
• The Russian Ministry of Defense later confirmed the attack. The terrorists claimed that were aiming at the House of Officers. Note that this is a civilian facility used for concerts.
• Then the Russians assured that a “meeting of the command of the Ukrainian Air Force with representatives of foreign arms suppliers” was allegedly held inside the building.
• It is known that on that tragic day, 7-year-old Roman was with his mother Galina from Lvov was waiting for an appointment at the Vinnitsa clinic. Unfortunately, the 29-year-old woman died on the spot. The boy had severe burns that covered 45% of the surface of his body.
• Doctors from Lvov and Vinnitsa. And when Roman’s condition was stabilized, he was sent to Germany for treatment.