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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Liz Cookman

Five children a day killed or injured by explosives around world – as AI and drones increase threat

Children hold parts of a drone near a hotel damaged during a Russian drone strike in the city of Chornomorsk, Odesa region, during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - (Reuters)

The growing use of drones and artificial intelligence in conflict is exposing children to new threats at a time when more than five a day are already being killed or injured by explosives around the world.

Children accounted for nearly half of civilian casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war between 2020 and 2025, according to new research by Save the Children (STC). More than 12,000 were killed or injured.

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