About two-thirds of Ukraine's children have been uprooted by war : UNICEF
- Children's homes, schools, hospitals, and shelters have all suffered damage or destruction as a result war
The UN has assessed that since the start of Russia's war, roughly two-thirds of Ukraine's children have been displaced.
“I would say every single child in Ukraine, their lives have been touched by this war. They’ve either lost a family member or they have either witnessed trauma themselves,” Afshan Khan, the regional director of UNICEF, told reporters at the United Nations.
“With two-thirds of the children in the country on the move, we cannot say that a single child’s life has not been touched,” said Khan.
By early August, there were about 6.4 million individual Ukrainian refugees in Europe.
Meanwhile, assaults using explosive weapons in densely populated metropolitan areas continue to result in significant harm to vital infrastructure and services, as well as human fatalities, including children.
Children's homes, schools, hospitals, water systems, power plants, and shelters for civilians have all suffered damage or destruction as a result, UNICEF said in a statement.
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