Now an orphan wanders the cold hallways among the elderly and infirm, his eyes firmly upon the phone in his hand. Since his father’s death, Bohdan has often sat in the room they shared at the shelter, staring out distantly. He sleeps elsewhere in the shelter now, and the staff hope that a new environment will dull his pain a little. The surgery that had been postponed because of war and his father’s illness is finally scheduled for the coming days. Ultimately, Bohdan will go up for adoption, one more Ukrainian orphan among so many.

Source: ABC News October 14, 2022 20:12 UTC