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Martin Bentham

4.8 million Ukrainian children forced to flee their homes

Ukrainian orphans wait for a flight to the United Kingdom at Chopin airport, in Warsaw, Poland

(Picture: AP)

Nearly five million Ukrainian children have been forced to flee their homes since Russia’s invasion began and half of those who remain are at risk of hunger, Unicef has warned.

Manuel Fontaine, the emergency programmes director, said that the deaths of 142 children killed mostly by crossfire or explosives had also been confirmed.

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