Hasan Alkhalaf won millions of hearts when, aged just 11, he journeyed alone to the border after a 800-mile trip from his bombed-out home town.
His tearful mother Yulia had sent him to join his family in Slovakia, with a few possessions and their phone number written on his hand.
Hasan made global headlines after he stepped off a train full of terrified refugees with a fearless smile.
The Daily Express has now met him near his new home and, one year on, found his spirit burning brightly.
Aged 12, he has been reunited with Yulia, brothers Zak and Mukhammed and sisters Kinana and Luna, for a new life in the Slovakian capital Bratislava.
The family are full of joy and gratitude for their chance of a fresh start.
Their positive outlook is all the more remarkable because their flight from Ukraine was their second from a life overtaken by Russian warmongering.
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