Nearly one child a second has become a refugee since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says UN

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With nearly 1.5 million children fleeing Ukraine since the Russian incursion began on 24 February, almost one child per second has become a refugee, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.

“Every day, over the past 20 days in Ukraine, more than 70,000 children have become refugees,” Unicef spokesperson James Elder said. That’s 55 children fleeing the country every minute, he added.