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Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine but real number likely higher: UNICEF

An eleven-year-old girl who lost both legs in the missile attack at Kramatorsk railway station recovers at Lviv hospital in Ukraine.
© Courtesy of Lviv Territorial Medical Union Hospital
An eleven-year-old girl who lost both legs in the missile attack at Kramatorsk railway station recovers at Lviv hospital in Ukraine.

Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine but real number likely higher: UNICEF

Peace and Security

Nearly 1,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday, underscoring the urgent need for peace. 

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