More children are injured and face serious violations of their rights, the organization said.
In April, nearly 100 children were killed in Ukraine. This was announced on Thursday, May 12, at the UN Security Council by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi.
“In the last month alone, the UN has confirmed that about 100 children have been killed, and we believe the actual number is much higher. … More children are injured and face serious violations of their rights, millions are homeless. The war in Ukraine is like and all wars are a crisis of child protection and children’s rights, ”he said.
Abdi also said that schools in Ukraine are being taken over and used for military purposes.
“Last week, at least 15 of the 89 UNICEF-supported schools in eastern Ukraine were damaged or destroyed since the war began. Hundreds of schools across the country were hit by heavy artillery, airstrikes and other explosive weapons in the population. areas, “he said. .
Recall, on May 8, in the Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, a 12-year-old boy died because of a Russian shell. He became the sixth victim of negligence in handling ammunition in the region.
Two children were killed in the shooting in the Luhansk region
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Source: korrespondent
