Ukraine’s childcare system was already overflowing, then came the war
With Europe’s highest number of children in care, shelters are struggling as thousands flee their homes without a trace
29 March 2022 - 20:30
Nina spent her 16th birthday in a Lviv state shelter for children last week, far from her family and friends in the east of Ukraine, after she fled advancing Russian forces early in the war...
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