The situation in Ukraine is worsening for children, with a 50 percent increase in child casualties in 2024 compared to 2023, UNICEF has warned, as the country’s war with Russia enters its fourth year. Three years into the full-scale conflict, more than 2,520 children have been killed or injured, according to UN-verified numbers, though the real toll is likely much higher, UNICEF’s chief of advocacy and communication for Ukraine, Toby Fricker, said on Friday during a UN press briefing in Geneva. “No place is safe,” Fricker stressed.
