"In an underground shelter in Kherson, probably the most dangerous city in Ukraine, children are chasing each other between plastic chairs. Outside,mortars, artillery and drones fly their deadly paths back and forth across the Dnipro River that separates the city from Russian forces. This makeshift underground play centre is one of the few places where children can socialise with each other in safety."
"As children returned to school across Ukraine this month, one in three are having their fourth consecutive academic year disrupted. In frontline areas such as Kherson, where schools have been damaged in attacks, children have to study largely online. But after growing up in isolation at home or in bomb shelters, children are falling behind in their education and development. They are also getting increasingly frustrated."
"In Kherson, Russia has been waging a systematic drone campaign to spread terror among residents, which has been dubbed the human safari and may constitute a war crime. In July, a one-year-old boy was killed in the courtyard of a residential building in the Kherson region by a drone strike. The civilian casualties have escalated in recent months, according to the UN, with most attributed to Russian attacks using long-range explosive weapons in populated areas and short-range drones near frontline locations."
Children in Kherson shelter underground as mortars, artillery and drones cross the Dnipro River, making only makeshift play centres safe for brief periods. One in three Ukrainian children are experiencing a fourth disrupted academic year, and frontline schools damaged in attacks force largely online learning. Growing up isolated at home or in shelters produces educational and developmental delays and rising frustration. Russia's drone campaign in Kherson, labeled the 'human safari', spreads terror and may amount to war crimes. UN reports show escalating civilian casualties, with over 3,000 children killed or injured since 2022.
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