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The Balloon Museum in Rome invited sick Ukrainian and Italian children for a special day out

Video. Sick Ukrainian children destroy tank installation made of balloons

Updated: 29/04/2022 - 15:52 GMT+2

The 'balloon tank' was created as a pacifist art installation before the war in Ukraine, but has now taken on an even stronger meaning

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