Video Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, half a million children would have already gone from home, according to UNICEF.
In the middle of the crowd at Lviv train station (west of Ukraine), children exhausted by the trip sleep in the arms of their mother or sometimes on the floor. All await the train or bus that will allow them to leave the country. Some patients with family, while others left behind a parent remained to fight. Half a million children would have already gone from home, according to UNICEF.
Among them, Hassan, 11, has crossed the border between Ukraine and Slovakia alone, Friday, March 4th. He had carried only a bag and his passport; He had scored a number on his hand to join his family. His mother could not accompany him because she had to stay to take care of her mother who is sick.
In addition to the exodus, many children have been injured since the beginning of the war. In Kharkiv (Northeast), at the pediatric neurosurgery center, doctors have already operated several children affected by flashes of shells or bullets.
According to the United Nations, at least about twenty children have lost their lives since the beginning of the Russian invasion.