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Growing up under fire in Ukraine
Lera is just one of millions of children forced to adapt to survive Russia's invasion Many are struggling with physical and psychological suffering since the war began.
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost 2,000 children have been injured or killed. But the suffering is not only physical. Child psychologists report a 鈥榗atastrophic鈥� surge in young people across the country struggling with symptoms that include panic attacks and depression.
In this episode of the 5 Minutes On podcast our eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports on Ukraine鈥檚 children, growing up under fire.
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