Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed 243 children have been killed so far in the war and 200,000 children have been forcefully taken to Russia, including children from orphanages, children taken with their parents, and those separated from their families, APA reports citing The Guardian.
Zelenskyy made note of International Children’s Day during his nightly video address to the nation on Wednesday, claiming 243 children have been killed, 446 have been wounded and 139 are missing.
Speaking in relation to the 200,000 children believed to have been forcefully taken to Russia, he said:
The purpose of this criminal policy is not just to steal people but to make those who are deported forget about Ukraine and unable to return.
“Ukraine cannot be conquered, that our people will not surrender and our children will not become the property of the occupiers.”
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