ODESA, JANUARY 26th, 2012, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — President Yanukovych has thanked 9-year-old Olga Shenderuk for bravely saving her little sister in a blaze in Odesa region, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

The press service of Odesa Regional State Administration informed today, 26 January.

According to the press service, President of Ukraine thanked the second-year school girl for demonstrating bravery during the accident and saving her little sister’s life.

“I am proud of your deed, which is an example of courage and valour not only for children of the same age, but for adults as well. May success attend you and you have the best opportunities in life and good health and wealth. May God save you!”, the President’s letter says.

As previously reported, 9-year-old girl Olga Shenderuk had saved her 10-month-old sister in a fire that happened in Balta, Odes Region. The fire occurred in the family’s residential house in Balta, there were two children — Olga and her 10-month-old sister on January 20 at 16:00, while their mother and grandmother were away.

The children were in the house watching television when the elder girl heard a banging in the hallway and saw that the whole corridor was in smoke and flames. Luckily, she managed to hold her head and she grabbed her sister and ran to the window. She opened the window, took hold of the sister and jumped out. The girl told neighbours about the fire, they immediately called 101. The fire was extinguished within 40 minutes.