Bondi Beach shooting: Ukrainian mum thought son safe - then learned the worst - The Mirror

Ukrainian mother escaped war to keep kids safe then loses one in Bondi attack

Valentyna fled Ukraine in 2022 believing Australia was safe for her family. Her daughter Matilda Poltavchenko, 10, was killed in the ISIS-inspired attack

Bondi Beach shooting: Ukrainian mum thought son safe - then learned the worst - The Mirror

Ukrainian mum Valentyna said she had believed Australia would be a safe nation to protect her son from the frontlines with Russia - but the Bondi Beach shooting shattered her world

Ukrainian Mother Says Australia Dream Ended by Bondi Massacre

A Ukrainian mother who escaped the horrors of war, believing Australia would offer safety, has suffered an unthinkable loss after her young daughter was killed in a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Valentyna, who fled the Russian invasion with her two children, was attending a Hanukkah celebration at the Bondi Beach Pavilion when gunfire erupted, turning a family outing into a scene of terror. The tragedy unfolded on 14 Decembe…