Yahoo News Understanding the struggle for Ukraine's children, after nearly a year of war
Today, freelance journalist Gabriella Jozwiak told The Telegraph's Ukraine: The Latest podcast about the experience of children in Ukraine, one year on from the start of the full scale invasion.
The latest UN figures state that at least 438 children have been killed, and 842 children injured between 24 February last year and 29 January this year. That’s an average of almost four children being killed or injured per day. But these are just the verified figures, the true toll is likely to be far higher
Jozwiak made the point that the longer the invasion continues, the worse the impact on children
As time goes on and children continue to live in a state of feeling unsafe, their brains will develop differently – their mental health is desperately at risk. In fact Unicef estimates 1.5 million children are at risk of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues
As well as hitting children's mental health - Russian aggression has also damaged infrastructure...
In November I told you that 2,768 education institutions had suffered bombing or shelling. That number has gone up significantly – yesterday the Ukrainian government’s official tally was 3,075. That’s more than 300 more schools or preschools hit in just under three months.
So you can imagine parents are reluctant to send their children to school.
Listen to the latest episode to hear more: February 7th
War in Ukraine is reshaping our world. Every weekday the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the invasion from all angles - military, humanitarian, political, economic, historical - and tell you what you need to know to stay updated.
With over 20 million downloads, our Ukraine: The Latest podcast is your go-to source for all the latest analysis, live reaction and correspondents reporting on the ground.
It is 349 days since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Today, we bring you updates from the front lines as Russian reinforcements build-up in the Donbas amid Ukrainian warnings of an upcoming offensive.
Plus, we welcome back to the telegraph Gabriella Yuuzviak to update us on her work looking at the impact of the war on Ukrainian children.
Ukraine: The Latest's regular contributors are:
David Knowles
David Knowles is Head of Social Media at the Telegraph where he has worked for almost two years. Previously he was a social video editor at the World Economic Forum. He speaks French.
Dominic Nicholls
Dom is Associate Editor (Defence) at the Telegraph having joined in 2018. He previously served for 23 years in the British Army, in tank and helicopter units. He had operational deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland.
Francis Dearnley
Francis is Assistant Comment Editor at the Telegraph. Prior to working as a journalist, he was Chief of Staff to the Chair of the Prime Minister's Policy Board at the Houses of Parliament in London. He studied History at Cambridge University and on the podcast explores how the past shines a light on the latest diplomatic, political, and strategic developments.
Venetia Rainey
Venetia Rainey is Assistant Foreign Editor at the Telegraph. She was previously Business Editor for Monocle magazine, and prior to that worked for a decade as a foreign correspondent living across Europe and the Middle East, including in Lebanon for four years. She produced the award-nominated Hong Kong Silenced podcast and hosted a show about women's rights in the Arab world.
They are also regularly joined by the Telegraph's foreign correspondents around the world, including Joe Barnes (Brussels), Sophia Yan (China), Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia), Roland Oliphant (Senior Reporter) and Colin Freeman (Reporter).
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