The war in Ukraine has had a devastating impact on the country's children.Confirmed reports suggest that nearly two-thirds of Ukraine's child population was displaced from their homes in the first six weeks.?
Hiding from Russian bombs in turbulent Ukraine was an eight-year-old whose sad note on losing 'almost everything previous' to him is going viral.?
?¡°Since February 24, my two dogs have died, and my grandma Halya and my beloved Mariupol,¡± the child named Yehor wrote in his diary.?
Kuleba wrote that the child also lost his grandfather because of the war. His mother and sister had been injured.The minister wrote?Ukrainians have to prevail. He wrote, "Ukraine will never give up or get tired.¡±?
One person wrote: "This is too much grief for an adult to bear... How traumatizing is it for a child to bear in one lifetime?" Another went ahead and wrote: "For the sake of this child and millions like him, we must stop Putin by any means necessary, then commit to moving beyond war altogether."?
Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24. In more than two months, thousands of civilians have been killed, and over 55 lakh had to flee to neighboring countries to save their lives.?
Reports claim that over 70 lakh have been internally displaced.?As of May 1, 2022, more than 5.5 million people, half of them children, had crossed the border into Poland, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, and other neighboring countries in search of safety.?
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