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Ukrainian student forced to flee to Ireland calls for ‘gift of hope’ for children still trapped by war
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- Maks Hudyma says receiving shoebox gift as a 12-year-old made him feel ‘very special’S1
- Maks Hudyma was just 18 years old when he was was forced to flee from Russian aggression in Kyiv, being "exiled" in Ireland and leaving his mother Oksana behindS2
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Ukrainian student forced to flee to Ireland calls for ‘gift of hope’ for children still trapped by war
Maks Hudyma says receiving shoebox gift as a 12-year-old made him feel ‘very special’
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Ukrainian student forced to flee to Ireland makes public plea for ‘gift of hope’
Maks Hudyma was just 18 years old when he was was forced to flee from Russian aggression in Kyiv, being "exiled" in Ireland and leaving his mother Oksana behind
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Ukrainian student forced to flee to Ireland calls for ‘gift of hope’ for children still trapped by war
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Published Oct 26, 2026
What to know
- Maks Hudyma says receiving shoebox gift as a 12-year-old made him feel ‘very special’S1
- Maks Hudyma was just 18 years old when he was was forced to flee from Russian aggression in Kyiv, being "exiled" in Ireland and leaving his mother Oksana behindS2
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