President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke at the conference dedicated to the International Children’s Day “UA: War. Unsung Lullaby”.
This was reported by an Ukrinform correspondent.
“Our conference will launch a series of international events, in particular in Sweden, Norway and other countries… We will unite the global majority to restore security for Ukrainian children. We all understand that only our fair victory can restore and implement all the rights of our children in full and at a higher level,” Zelensky said.
According to him, the world’s support for Ukraine with weapons and equipment, air defence systems, and pressure on the terrorist state in any direction not only accelerates the purely military victory, but also brings closer the victory of civilisation, the return of normal, European life of an independent state with all human and child rights.
“We will stand to the end and will never give up or lose spirit. I think the whole world is already aware of this,” the Head of State stressed.
At the same time, he recalled that during the full-scale war, Russia had killed at least 483 children, seriously injured about a thousand young Ukrainians, and destroyed millions of homes and lives, more than 1,300 schools, and 1,000 medical facilities.
Zelensky also noted that the exact number of children deported by Russians is not known for certain, but assured that the Ukrainian state is making every effort to bring them home.
He added that the Centre for the Rescue and Protection of Ukrainian Children had been launched the day before. According to him, this is a platform on which the efforts of state and international institutions can be combined to implement the Bring Kids Back UA strategy for the protection and safety of Ukrainian children.
“Since 24 February (2022 – ed.), Children’s Day has been every day for us. All 462 days of the full-scale war, 462 days of our battle, first of all, for our future, which means for our children, for their will and their destiny, for the Ukraine we will leave them, the Europe we will build together, the world in which they will live freely. Today, we are fighting for what this world will look like. That is why, when we say “our children”, we mean not only Ukrainians, we are fighting together for absolutely all children, for all generations, for their rights and freedoms,” the President stressed.
As reported earlier, in Ukraine, the Russian invaders violate all children’s rights and have already killed 483 children, seriously injured 989, deported 19,400, and made 394 more children missing.
Source: Zelensky speaks at conference dedicated to International Children's Day
