UN: United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF said yesterday that nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since the beginning of Russia’s military operations. The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF said yesterday that nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since the beginning of Russia’s military operations. According to media reports, UN has also verified the deaths of 142 youngsters.
UNICEF’s Emergency Programmes Director Manuel Fontaine said, 4.8 million of Ukraine’s children have been displaced in such a short time. He warned the situation was probably worse in cities like Mariupol and Kherson, where there was no water and sanitation services as well as disruption in the supply of food and medicines.
