Some 28 children killed with Russian weapons in Ukraine – Children's Ombudsperson
Some 28 children were killed and 64 were injured during the eight days of the war with weapons of the Russian invaders, according to the website of the President of Ukraine on Friday, citing adviser, authorized head of state for children's rights and children's rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk.
"Maternity hospitals, kindergartens, schools have been destroyed. About one and a half million children are in the territories suffering from shelling and under siege, among them there are orphans and children with disabilities who need immediate help," Herasymchuk said.
In turn, coordinator of humanitarian corridors from the Presidnt's Office Tetiana Lomakina noted that children, like the elderly, and women, in a number of settlements do not receive proper medical care. "Babies are born in basements, and the first thing they hear in their lives is the sound of explosions," she said.
In this regard, the Ukrainian state calls on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to urgently start organizing humanitarian corridors.
Advertising
Advertising
MORE ABOUT
In 2023, some 85 cases of war-related sexual violence recorded in Ukraine – UN report
10:34, 24.04.2024
Ukraine continues to advocate creation of separate intl tribunal which would have mandate to overcome immunity of leaders of aggressor country – Mudra
20:00, 18.04.2024
Two more families with children return to controlled territory, one of them raising two brothers deprived of parental care – Prokudin
20:13, 17.04.2024
AFU eliminates 920 occupiers over day – AFU General Staff
11:25, 16.04.2024
Yermak urges maximum solidarity to most war-affected Kharkiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia regions
19:47, 12.04.2024
LATEST
Ukrainian air defense shoots down Russian missile in Kryvy Rih district
13:57, 25.04.2024
Umerov, NATO Assistant Secretary General discuss situation on battlefield, steps towards Ukraine's membership in Alliance
13:24, 25.04.2024
As result of shelling of Smila, six people injured
12:51, 25.04.2024
Ukrainian border guards force Russian saboteurs to retreat after battle in Sumy region
12:39, 25.04.2024
U.S. Ambassador: This month's provision of ATACMS missiles another signal that our commitment to defending Ukraine unwavering