Russian attacks, a Canadian newborn baby has been rescued from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and safely united with his parents.Aari, who is only eight days old, was recovered from a clinic by team members of a U.S.
non-profit rescue organization on Friday and transported to meet his parents in a Ukrainian city near the Polish border.Aari was birthed by a Ukrainian surrogate in Kyiv to Canadian parents.
The parents flew to Poland from Canada to meet their baby. The family has now safely crossed into Poland, a statement from Project Dynamo said.
Canada will allow Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war to stay for 3 years “We’re deeply grateful to the Canadian embassy for the overwhelming support they provided before and throughout this,” said Bryan Stern, co-founder of Project Dynamo, in a statement shared to Global News on Saturday.“Their help was truly imperative and it would have been far more difficult without their support.”In an email late Saturday night, Global Affairs Canada told Global News that the agency is aware of reports of a Canadian child being transported from Kyiv.“Consular officials are in contact with the family and are providing assistance,” spokesperson James Emmanuel Wanki said.However, they could not disclose more details due to privacy concerns.This was Project Dynamo’s second successful attempt at rescuing babies from the war-torn country since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb.