“All girls, youngsters and aged” have been evacuated from Azovstal, Ukrainian authorities says

US first girl Jill Biden, accompanied by Romanian first girl Carmen Iohannis, visited a college earlier this morning the place they talked with Ukrainian and Romanian educators, spoke to Ukrainian moms and met with youngsters.

Following her go to to the Uruguay Faculty, Biden spoke shortly to reporters earlier than boarding a aircraft, discussing the emotional impression of her go to to the varsity and the bravery of the moms she met.

“It was so emotional, proper? I believe that actually the Ukrainians know that we’re standing with them,” Biden informed reporters.

Inside a classroom, youngsters informed Biden they have been tracing their arms and making cutouts from copies of the Ukrainian and Romanian flags. At one level, a small lady approached the primary girl holding her handprint cutout of the Ukrainian flag. Biden requested her to share her message, and a translator subsequent to the lady stated that she stated, “I need to return to my father.” 

Biden sat down at a desk to speak to a bunch of youngsters who, in line with their instructor, have been engaged on a drawing of what the world would seem like with out conflict.

The primary girls additionally had a listening session with educators and refugees. 

Anastasia Konovalvoa, a Ukrainian instructor who fled in March to Romania, was amongst those that shared her story. 

“We stand with you,” Biden informed her. “I hope you realize that,” later including, “I believe you’re the wonderful ones, actually.”

Biden additionally thanked Iohannis and stated the Romanian individuals are “heroes.”

After the listening session, they went exterior the place college students sang the Romanian nationwide anthem adopted by the Ukrainian navy march tune. 

Biden is now headed to Slovakia. 

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