<\/a>Slovakian police have shared the heartbreaking story of an 11-year-old boy who arrived in the country as an unaccompanied refugee, with only a backpack and a phone number.
\nThe boy, who is believed to have come from the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, travelled to the Slovakia-Ukraine border by himself, telling authorities that his parents had to stay in Ukraine.
\nIn a Facebook post, Slovakia’s police force wrote that he had arrived with nothing but a backpack, his passport and a phone number written on his hand.
\n‘Volunteers took care of him, kept him warm and provided him with food and drink, which they packed for the next trip,’ the post read, sharing images of the boy, who is wrapped up warm in an adidas coat, new balance hat and scarf and carrying a red backpack, being spoken to by authorities at the border crossing.
\nIn spite of his undoubtedly traumatic journey, the photos show the boy smiling with the volunteers, and even throwing up peace signs for the camera.
\n‘He won them all with his smile, fearlessness and determination, worthy of a real hero,’ the police wrote.
\nThankfully, authorities in Slovakia were able to use the phone number written on his hand and a piece of paper in his pocket to contact ‘loved ones’ already outside of Ukraine who arrived to pick him up, saying ‘the whole story ended well.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Slovakian police have shared the heartbreaking story of an 11-year-old boy who arrived in the country as an unaccompanied refugee, with only a backpack and a phone number. The boy, who is believed to have come from the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, travelled to the Slovakia-Ukraine border by himself, telling authorities that his parents had … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[13387],"yoast_head":"\n