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Thursday, March 24, 2022
Injured teen who gave Zelensky TikTok props moved to German hospital
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Ukrainian teenager who was injured in a shelling attack and later rose to virtual fame when she told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a hospital visit in Kyiv that he was a TikTok star has been flown to Germany to undergo treatment there.
Berlin’s Charite hospital confirmed Thursday night that teenager Katya Vlasenko was admitted to the hospital. The hospital did not release any further details.
Vlasenko and her family came under fire from Russian forces earlier this month, and she reportedly covered her younger brother with her body as they attempted to flee.
When Zelensky visited Vlasenko a week ago in the hospital, he brought her a big bouquet of flowers and told her that “it’s not easy for us all. But we are doing everything right.”
The girl, who was moved to tears by the president’s visit, responded by telling him that, “everyone on TikTok supports us.”
When the Russians shot Katherina, her parents thought she was dead. “The bullets went through her back, the ribs, the lungs, the thighs,” the mother said. “She suffered the most as she was covering her little brother.” She saved his life. He is 8yo. Pres Zelenskyy met them today: pic.twitter.com/IoqrSVBCAS
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