Hayden Panettiere has shared the news that her 7-year-old daughter Kaya is “safe and not in the Ukraine” with her father as Russia rages war against its neighbour – causing worldwide panic and financial instability.
Hayden’s ex-fiance; heavyweight Ukraine boxer, Wladamir Klitschko, has vowed to stay in his homeland and fight the Russians with his older brother – Vitali Klitschko – a senior Ukraine politician, who is also the mayor of Kyiv…. “till the bitter end”.
“They will do whatever it takes to fend off the Russians,” sources close to the siblings claim.
After the brothers’ strong stance, it was apparent that Kaya was not with her mother in the US during the first few days of the war, when the country was attacked with ferocious force from every border on February 24th.
News websites, however, were suggesting that Kaya was still in the Ukraine with Wladamir, 42, and was in severe danger.
As the rumours escalated, Hayden, 32, was forced to issue a statement to fans and the world’s media, saying: “She is safe and not in the Ukraine,” without disclosing her daughter’s location.
As the news of Kaya’s ‘suspected plight’ sent shockwaves around the world, Hayden was quick to point out (having seen first-hand the damage inflicted on Ukraine during her relationship with Wladamir) that Putin was entirely to blame and expressed her deep-rooted anger, saying: “I wish I was there fighting with you” to the Ukrainian people.
Further condemning Russia, she went on to say: “This horrific moment in history sends a terrifying message: the message that in this day and age, in year 2022, it’s okay to violate the rights of free people and allow autocrats like Putin to take whatever they please.”
Hayden’s close links with the country, that she regards as a second home, has not gone unnoticed by the Ukranians – who are praising the actress for her support.
