{"id":1788583,"date":"2026-02-23T20:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1788583"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:47:20","slug":"11-year-old-victim-of-ukraine-war-shares-his-story-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1788583","title":{"rendered":"11\u2011year\u2011old victim of Ukraine war shares his story in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76097361_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"a17o045m\">\n<div class=\"av-wrapper\">\n<h1 aria-label=\"Video \u2014 11\u2011year\u2011old victim of Ukraine war shares his story in US\" class=\"dy75pgs headline h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\"><span>11\u2011year\u2011old victim of Ukraine war shares his story in US<\/span><\/h1>\n<div data-tracking-name=\"video-player\" class=\"hh5424a av-player pd4yz45\">\n<div class=\"bg-poster\">\n<div><video controls playsinline data-duration=\"03:45\" data-play-btn-title=\"Play video\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"video-76097366\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" preload=\"none\" class=\"dw-player video-js vjs-fluid\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/dwtv_video\/flv\/je\/je20260223_QTheBoy_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/59IOs<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Eleven\u2011year\u2011old Roman Oleksiv, badly injured in a <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russias-war-in-ukraine\/t-60931789\">Russian missile strike<\/a> that killed his mother, is now in Washington sharing his story with US lawmakers. After multiple surgeries, he uses music and dance as therapy. Roman urges Congress to support Ukraine and protect its children, while rallies in Washington call for stronger sanctions and aid to help end the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Eleven\u2011year\u2011old Roman Oleksiv, badly injured in a <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russias-war-in-ukraine\/t-60931789\">Russian missile strike<\/a> that killed his mother, is now in Washington sharing his story with US lawmakers. After multiple surgeries, he uses music and dance as therapy. Roman urges Congress to support Ukraine and protect its children, while rallies in Washington call for stronger sanctions and aid to help end the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eleven\u2011year\u2011old Roman Oleksiv, badly injured in a <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russias-war-in-ukraine\/t-60931789\">Russian missile strike<\/a> that killed his mother, is now in Washington sharing his story with US lawmakers. After multiple surgeries, he uses music and dance as therapy. 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