Feb. 18 (UPI) -- As the Ukraine war nears its fifth year, more than a third of Ukrainian children remain displaced following Russia's invasion of its neighboring nation.
Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, which has led to the displacement of 2.59 million Ukrainian children, UNICEF reported on Tuesday.
The number of displaced children includes 791,000 who are still inside Ukraine and nearly 1.8 million who are refugees living outside of the country's borders. Russian forces also have taken many Ukrainian children and relocated them to Russia.
"Millions of children and families have fled their homes in search of safety, with one in three children remaining displaced four years into this relentless war," said UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Regina De Dominicis.
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