Devastation & Misery: Impact Of War On Ukraine's Children | Pics

Ukraine's children and families have endured months of rising damage and upheaval. As a result of the violence that surrounds them, children are still being killed, maimed, and severely traumatised.

Lives Of Children In Ukraine

Ukraine's children and families have been subjected to months of increasing damage and dislocation. Children are still being killed, injured, and terribly traumatised as a result of the violence that surrounds them. Schools, hospitals, and other civilian facilities are still being damaged or destroyed. Families have been split up, and lives have been shattered. (Image Source: Getty)

Millions of children need humanitarian aid as they continue to face the fatal consequences of a horrific conflict that was not their fault. According to a UNICEF report, the war has caused displacement on a scale and at a rate not seen since World War II, with far-reaching consequences across the region and beyond. (Image Source: Getty)

By 3 January, around 7.9 million individual Ukrainian refugees had been recorded across Europe, with millions more internally displaced in Ukraine. According to the report, large-scale displacements could have long-term effects for coming generations. (Image Source: Getty)

Children escaping the conflict in Ukraine, according to the report, are at a higher risk of human trafficking and exploitation. Attacks with explosive weapons in densely populated urban areas have resulted in civilian casualties, including children, as well as significant damage to critical infrastructure and services. (Image Source: AFP)

According to UNICEF, continuing attacks on critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine have left nearly every child in the country – over seven million children – without consistent access to electricity, heating, and water, putting them at risk as temperatures drop and winter deepens. (Image Source: Getty)

According to the report, after eight years of conflict in eastern Ukraine and the escalation of violence in February 2022, families are in shock, desperate for safety, and require access to essential services such as health, education, protection, water, and sanitation, as well as life-saving supplies. (Image Source: Getty)

According to UNICEF, data from 22 countries in the region represented in the study suggest that children bear the highest weight of the economic crisis created by Ukraine's war. Despite accounting for 25% of the population, children account for over 40% of the additional 10.4 million people facing poverty this year. (Image Source: Getty)