Ukraine war live: Nearly two-thirds of country's children have fled their homes, UNICEF says
The war in Ukraine is now in its seventh week, and taking on a new dimension with growing evidence of human rights atrocities by Russian troops as they retreated from the Kyiv region and other parts of the country.
Despite Moscow's blanket denials, horrific discoveries of civilian murders, torture and other barbaric acts continue coming to light, with Ukrainian authorities claiming tens of thousands of civilian casualties in Mariupol alone.
As Vladimir Putin's forces are expected to begin a new big offensive on eastern Ukraine, Kyiv forces are digging in, while NATO and the EU promise more weapons to Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Western nations keep tightening sanctions against Moscow.
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4.8 million of Ukraine’s 7.5 million children have been displaced since the beginning of the Russian invasion on 24 February, UNICEF stated.
Ukrainian authorities have accused the Kremlin of drafting a bill to fast-track the adoption of children taken from the occupied areas to Russia, including those who have parents and relatives.
More than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Mariupol, the southern port city's mayor claimed.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said his discussion with Putin was 'difficult' on Monday after he became the first EU leader to visit Moscow since the start of the war.
The US Pentagon said Russia is gearing up for an offensive in the eastern Donbas region, moving troops and material toward that area.
Nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since Russia’s invasion.
Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF’s emergency programs director who just returned from Ukraine, said having 4.8 million of
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