Paul Hosford: Ukraine war merely another chapter in Russia's aggression against its neighbour

Russia's full-scale invasion of the country has meant that up to one third of Ukrainian children remain displaced
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha and minister for foreign affairs Helen McEntee visit the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine outside St Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine. Picture: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha and minister for foreign affairs Helen McEntee visit the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine outside St Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine. Picture: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 - 20:00
Paul Hosford

One of the more striking, if logically obvious, things about Kyiv is how few children there are.

It's not that there are none, there are just noticeably fewer than you might imagine in a city this big. 

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