The escalation of hostilities in Ukraine poses an immediate threat to the lives and well-being of the country's 7.5 million children.
In recent days, educational facilities and major water supply infrastructure have been damaged by heavy gunfire along the line of contact (which separates controlled and non-government-controlled areas).
In this circumstance, tens of thousands of families could be forced to move to other cities if hostilities do not diminish, which would drastically increase humanitarian needs.
UNICEF is working across the country to save the lives of children in these times of great uncertainty.
