More than 120,000 Ukrainian children have been affected by the war

This was announced by Ukrainian Social Policy Minister Oksana Zholnovych during the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.

Yes, indeed, there are more children affected by the war. These are children defined by the law "On Childhood Protection" and the law "On Guarantees for Internally Displaced Persons". There are 120 thousand such children registered today," the minister said.

According to her, the draft law 9042-1 "On the basis of social protection of children affected by the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine" has been prepared for the second reading. It comprehensively outlines support for children, taking into account the personalisation of their needs.

We shall remind you that earlier human rights ombudsmanDmytro Lubinets said that more than 19,540 cases of deportation of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation had been officially confirmed. However, the enemy continues to deport children, so the real number may be much higher.