In Pictures: War in Ukraine pushes a generation of children to the brink
The children in Ukraine have experienced violence, fear, loss and tragedy. They are killed, injured, forced from their homes, missing out on critical education and denied the benefits of a safe and secure environment.
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Children playing in an air-raid shelter in the cellar of a kindergarten after an alarm signal in Kyiv on March 20, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the cellar of a Kyiv kindergarten decorated with bunting and wall paintings of doughnuts and cats, dozens of children are taking shelter during an air raid.
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Children playing in an air-raid shelter in the cellar of a kindergarten after an alarm signal in Kyiv on March 20.
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Children studying in an air-raid shelter in the cellar of a school after an alarm signal in Kyiv on March 23. Millions of children in Ukraine have suffered from more than a year of relentless bombing and shelling, a lack of food, the inability to go to school, and the loss of other essential services.
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School children back in a classroom after an all-clear signal in a school in Kyiv on March 23.
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Children attending a class session in an air-raid shelter in the cellar of a kindergarten in Kyiv on March 20.
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Children during class in an air-raid shelter in the cellar of a school after an alarm signal in Kyiv on March 23.
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Children studying in an air-raid shelter in the cellar of a school after an alarm signal in Kyiv on March 23.
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A child's bicycle and scooter parked near a kindergarten in Kyiv on March 20.
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Children during playtime in an air-raid shelter in the cellar of a kindergarten in Kyiv on March 20. The staff try to reduce the psychological impact on children who can barely remember a time without sirens and fear.
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Children studying in an air-raid shelter in the cellar of a school after an alarm signal in Kyiv on March 23.
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Children playing in an air-raid shelter in the cellar of a kindergarten after an alarm signal in Kyiv on March 20.
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The U.N. Children’s Fund, UNICEF, reports the war is having a devastating impact on children, with tens of thousands requiring psychological and social care.
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