War in Donbas kills over 65 children 

KYIV – More than 65 children have been killed and another 127 injured since the beginning of military clashes in the Donbas conflict zone in April. Authorized Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights Mykola Kuleba reported this at a briefing in Kyiv on February 23. “According to the official statistics of the Ukrainian government, a total of 127 children have been injured as a result of military clashes. As for the deaths, it is hard to tell the exact number, but, according to our estimates, it is already more than 65 children,” Mr. Kuleba said. He said most of the children received shrapnel wounds, mine-explosion injuries or gunshot wounds. “For hundreds of children a consequence of the conflict is the loss of parents, psychological trauma, stresses, malnutrition, a lack of access to education, family breakdown, etc.,” he said. (Ukrinform)