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'We'll meet in heaven': 9-yr-old Ukrainian girl writes heartbreaking letter to mom killed in war

The girl, who goes by the name Galia, adds to the scribbled note, saying: 'I will try my best to be a good to go to heaven also'

A nine-year-old Ukrainian girl wrote a heartbreaking letter to her mother, who was killed after their car was bombarded by Russian soldiers, describing her as "the best mom in the world." Anton Gerashchenko, an assistant to Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs, released the contents of the message, which appears to have been penned in a diary, on Twitter.

Gerashchenko also shared a photo of two of the pages, along with the following text: "Mom! You're the best mom in the whole world. I'll never forget you. I wish you'll get in Heaven and be happy there. I'll do my best to be a good person and get in Heaven too. See you in Heaven! Galia xx"

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According to The Mirror, the mother and daughter may have been trying to evacuate when rockets hit their car. The girl, who goes by the name Galia, adds to the scribbled note: "We will meet in heaven. I will try my best to be a good to go to heaven also." She also claimed she was grateful for her childhood and praised her mother for 'the best nine years of her life.'

The letter is alleged to have been written on March 8, two weeks after Vladimir Putin launched his assault. The location of the disaster in Ukraine has not been confirmed, although rumors have pointed to Borodianka. Meanwhile, Britain's policing minister has indicated that sanctions against Russian troops and generals suspected of war crimes in Ukraine might begin.

Kit Malthouse stated that the UK was determined to do everything possible to assist in the prosecution of those responsible for the "truly awful crimes" committed during the invasion.

"While that is ongoing we can take action domestically around sanctions we are able to put on individuals, including combatants, leading generals and others involved in it, to signal our recognition of their part in this dreadful, dreadful assault upon a free democratic country," Malthouse told Sky News' Sophy Ridge On Sunday, April 10. "We are putting as much support into the conflict as we possibly can to support the Ukrainians in their fight, we will do the same to bring those to justice who have perpetrated some truly awful crimes during this dreadful time."

Boris Johnson claimed President Vladimir Putin's reputation had been "permanently polluted" by his soldiers' actions during a surprise visit to Kyiv. The Prime Minister, who appeared beside President Volodymyr Zelensky, lauded the Ukrainian forces' bravery and promised that the West would deliver military weapons to ensure that Russia would never again invade its neighbor.

As they pulled back from the area around Kyiv, Russian troops left behind evidence of "disproportionate targeting of non-combatants," according to the British Ministry of Defense. This included "the presence of mass graves, the fatal use of hostages as human shields, and mining of civilian infrastructure," according to an intelligence assessment issued Saturday evening, April 9. Iryna Veneditktova, Ukraine's prosecutor general, revealed that 1,222 bodies have been discovered in the Kyiv area alone. "Of course, what we saw on the ground in all regions of Ukraine is war crimes, crimes against humanity," she told Sky News.