Too often in war, it is children who suffer most. Yet too often, they are forgotten. Instead, the focus is on clashing armies and the noise made by world leaders.
An ITV documentary tomorrow night will change that by giving children their voice, and a chance to pour out their heartbreak.
Vyacheslav tells how he looks after his four siblings after their mother was killed right in front of him. Kira, six, spent a month in a basement hiding from shelling.
Andrey is only 11 and should be playing football – but his games now involve setting up checkpoints with pals, using toy guns.
They are among 4.3million youngsters in Ukraine who have lost their childhood, while 12,000 have lost their lives or been injured.
There is no doubt Volodymyr Zelensky and his courageous fighters are winning this war after retaking Kherson. But there is still a long way to go before Vladimir Putin admits defeat.
And when the Russian President finally does, Europe must keep the screws on to ensure he is not tempted to invade somewhere else.
It was a mistake not to have done so in 2014, after he annexed Crimea.
Britain was far-sighted enough not to rely on Russian gas, which makes up just 4% of our supplies. Most comes from Norway. Not so Germany on 49%, Italy at 38% and France on 15%. Europe must end that dependence.
Better still, Britain and the EU must redouble their efforts to replace the use of Russian fossil fuels with home-grown green energy.
Sick anomaly
British workers who fall ill soon find out that the UK really is the sick man of Europe.
Time off for illness in Norway is paid at 100% of wages for a year, and in Germany 70% for 84 weeks. But Brits have to get by on less than £20 a day for a maximum of 28 weeks. And those on zero-hours contracts or the self-employed get nothing.
No wonder eight in 10 say they cannot afford to stay away from work to fully recover. Statutory sick pay is no burden on taxpayers. And not upping it is short-sighted because it creates long-term problems.
Employees with Covid or flu will infect others if they return to the workplace too soon. And those who are not given time to get over illness or injury may end up stretching the embattled NHS even further.
Sick pay at Living Wage is the only fit answer.
Pray as you go
How the mighty are fallen when an ex-Health Secretary is reduced to munching fish eyes and the private parts of a sheep.
Now Matt Hancock knows not even the Almighty is on his side after a vicar blasted him from the pulpit.
The Rev Max Drinkwater wants him to quit as an MP for abandoning his constituents. Amen to that.
