A recent study by the nonprofit Ukrainian Children’s Action Project showed that 28% of children were separated from a family member in the past year, and 24% experienced some form of shelling or bombing. The study surveyed 2,000 mothers, grandmothers, and guardians across the war-scarred country, and it offers a rare glimpse into the impact the war has had on children displaced within Ukraine.

The study also found:

• The percentage of children reported as doing "very good" in school slid from 25% pre-war to 13% today.

• Around 12% of internally displaced children ages 3 to 17 are not attending any school.

• Of the children not attending school, 60% of their parents said it was because their children's school was closed, and 37% said they were afraid to send them.

• Children who chronically miss school do so because of air raid sirens (61%), lack of electricity or heat (49%), or health issues (44%).

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