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30 Aug 2022

Kiwi Petra Straight on the plight of Ukraine's children

From Nine To Noon, 9:30 am on 30 August 2022

In the past week Ukraine has marked two significant events - 31 years of independence, and six months of holding off an invasion by its giant neighbour.

War ravaged apartment building with a playground

Photo: Yuriy Ackermann

It's a conflict that's had an enormous cost in a very short timeframe: tens of thousands dead, millions displaced, billions spent on military equipment - let alone the final total to rebuild shattered towns and cities. 

One immeasurable cost is the toll on the country's children. UNICEF estimates two die every day in this conflict. Almost two in three children in Ukraine have been displaced by fighting.

New Zealander Petra Straight has been in-country for Save the Children and joins Kathryn to talk about where the needs are greatest.