Ukraine: UN alarmed by reports of deadly strike on dormitory in occupied Luhansk

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• The UN does not have access to the area – which is under temporary Russian occupation – and cannot verify the details of the reported strike.
• UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban said the dormitory had reportedly housed at least 86 adolescents aged between 14 and 18. “The attack reportedly left six dead and dozens of others injured, including children,” he said during an emergency Security Council meeting in New York.
• Chaiban added that rescue operations were still underway and that “it is too early to know the full extent of the casualties.” Children paying the price for war He stressed that children are disproportionately impacted: “This is yet another example of children paying the price for a war that is not of their own making.” According to verified UN data, more than 3,400 children have been killed or injured in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Tweet URL...