Ukrainian who fled war says Liverpool attack was one of her ‘most traumatic experiences’

Ukrainian who fled war says Liverpool attack was one of her ‘most traumatic experiences’

A woman who escaped the conflict in Ukraine has described the severe injury she sustained during the Liverpool FC trophy parade as one of the most harrowing moments of her life. Anna Bilonozhenko, aged 43, suffered a fractured right knee after being struck by a Ford Galaxy driven by Paul Doyle, which hit over 130 people in a span of just two minutes. Having relocated to the UK with her 22-year-old daughter, Sasha, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Kyiv, Bilonozhenko expressed that the incident felt like “losing safety all over again.”

Following Doyle’s sentencing to 21 years and six months in prison, Bilonozhenko recounted the terrifying experience of being hit by the two-ton vehicle. She recalled pushing her daughter out of harm’s way and gripping tightly onto the car’s bonnet despite the excruciating pain from her broken leg. “I was terrified, screaming in pain, completely confused and unable to understand what was happening,” she said, later realizing she had fallen directl

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