Ukrainian Refugee Kids Welcomed With Cheers On First Day At Italian School, Video Goes Viral

They are probably too young to know what is going on around them, and why their mothers had to leave their homes with them to another country.

Children of Ukraine make up nearly half of the refugees who have fled the country in the past three weeks.

Many have fled to countries like Poland Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, and other European countries.

A video from Italy has gone viral on social media, reportedly showing the first day at a new school for two Ukrainian refugee children.

According to reports, the video was from Don Milani institute in Naples, Italy.

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In the video, two siblings, Dmitri, aged 10, and Victoria, eight can be seen welcomed by other students and teachers as they reached the school.

The siblings looked overwhelmed by the reception they received from the students and teachers, including many holding Ukrainian flags.

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Two students then accompanied the siblings to their respective classes as others applauded.

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What UN Refugee Agency said

Some 3,000,381 people have so far left Ukraine, data from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) showed.

The vast majority of refugees are in countries bordering Ukraine - Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova - with over half of them, or 1.8 million, in Poland alone.

But a significant number of refugees are starting to move further west, with 300,000 individuals have gone so far to Western Europe, the UNHCR said on Tuesday.

Out of the three million, nearly half of them are minors, with a child becoming a refugee every second, the UN said.

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On average, every day in Ukraine from the start of the war, more than 75,000 children have become refugees, it said.

The war has also broken up millions of families as only women, children and the elderly are allowed to leave Ukraine.

Males above the age of 16 have been banned from leaving Ukraine and many of them fighting as part of territorial defence units.

Like all children driven from their homes by war and conflict, Ukrainian children arriving in neighbouring countries are at significant risk of family separation, violence, sexual exploitation, and trafficking.

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In Poland, authorities said that they have seen indications that human traffickers may be targeting refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Traffickers have long focussed on vulnerable people in eastern Europe, especially women and minors who are mainly trafficked for sexual exploitation, according to a UN study.

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