The UN children’s agency said the war in Ukraine is a “child rights crisis” that has killed hundreds of children and forced millions to flee.
The deputy executive director of Unicef, Omar Abdi, reported to the UN Security Council that children are paying “an unconscionably high price” in the war, with 239 confirmed dead and 355 wounded since the invasion in February.
These attacks must stop. Children’s futures hang in the balance, and the war must end.” he said.
Hundreds of schools across the country have been hit by heavy artillery, airstrikes and other explosive weapons in populated areas, while others are being used to serve as information centers, shelters, supply hubs, or military bases, which will impact children’s future education,” Mr Abdi said.
A Russian navy logistics ship in the Black Sea was damaged and set on fire by Ukraine, according to the latest updates. On February 24, Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. According to Serhiy Bratchuk, the Odesa regional military administration spokesman, the Vsevolod Bobrov was near Snake Island.
In exchange for Russian prisoners of war, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, said “very difficult negotiations” were underway to evacuate 38 seriously wounded fighters from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. As a result, the UN human rights council has decided to investigate alleged abuses committed by Russian troops in Ukraine under their former control, aiming to hold those responsible accountable.