According to the children's charity Unicef, hundreds of children have died in a year because of the war in Ukraine. Between February 2022 and January 2023, at least 438 children were killed and 842 injured in acts of war, the organization said in Cologne. Scattered unexploded ordnance and landmines would also put children at risk.

Many families are also in need because of the destroyed infrastructure. According to this, around 3.3 million children and young people in the country are dependent on acute humanitarian support. According to UNICEF estimates, 16 million people do not have safe access to water and sanitation.

"We must not allow the children and young people in Ukraine to become a lost generation," said Georg Graf Waldersee, chairman of Unicef ​​Germany, according to the statement. The organization has expanded its aid in Ukraine since the beginning of the war. In addition to access to clean water and health services for several million people, children and young people have been given educational opportunities and psychosocial help. So far, a total of 103 million euros have been donated from Germany.