"The Pope was killed at 7 am": the war cripples the psyche of Ukrainian children, leaving injuries for life-AP

According to journalists, about 1. 5 million Ukrainian children are at risk of depression, anxiety, post -traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems with potentially long -term consequences. As a result of a full -scale invasion of Russia, hundreds of Ukrainian children were killed in Ukraine. And those who survive have psychological injuries that will leave "scars" for almost a lifetime. About it writes the publication Associated Press.

As the psychologist Alexander Volokhov told, even if the children managed to escape to a safe place, they will not be able to forget everything that happened to him. The publication writes that, according to UNICEF, approximately 1. 5 million Ukrainian children are at risk of depression, anxiety, post -traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems with potentially long -term consequences.

Journalists spoke with 9-year-old Olga Hinkin and her 10-year-old brother Andrew, who fled from the village of Torke to Lviv of Donetsk region after his father's death. "The tattoo was killed at 7am," Andrew told reporters. It is reported that with the death of their father in October, the children remained orphans. Their mother died before the full -scale war. Children were evacuated by police and volunteers. Social services as well as charitable organizations are now cared for.

In addition, according to journalists, children are assisted by 52-year-old Nina Polyakova from the estuary, who also left west of Ukraine. According to her, she was called one day and offered to meet her sister and brother Hinkin. It should be noted that Polyakova has already taken care of children who were victims of war in the Donbass. The publication writes that during the first meeting Polyakov and Khinkin's children spoke about the lost house, as well as domestic animals.

Andrew said that he was very fond of feeding pigs. After that, Polyakova decided to accept them in the family. "We had such a tragedy in the family, and then fate just brought us," said Polyakova, who had previously died a 16-year-old foster son. "Many children are left alone now. Children need care, love. They want them to be hugged and comforted," she said.

Elena Razvadovskaya, Head of the Foundation "Voices of Children" said that they had to work about 700 requests from parents looking for help for children. They suffer from chronic stress, panic attacks and symptoms of post -traumatic stress disorder. "The child's psyche remains more pliable than in adults, and with timely and qualitative support, we understand that the child is easier to overcome any injuries that injure," she said.

Recall that in March, journalists stated that Ukrainian refugees can be victims of sexual exploitation in Europe. OSCE and Thomson Reuters are alarmed. In the UK there is a threefold increase in relevant internet requests with the participation of Ukrainian women. In Spain - seven times, in Poland - 2. 3 times. In addition, in early May, the OSCE told how the rights of Ukrainian children were violated in the Russian Federation.