A now-viral photo shows a line of strollers waiting for Ukrainian moms, left by Polish mothers at a train station at the border.
Russia-Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy tells ABC News Putin should start dialogue instead giving 'another ultimatum'A tent full of diapers is seen at the aid collecting point on the outskirts of Przemysl, Poland, March 3, 2022. On the 8th day of the Russian invasion in Ukraine thousands of exhausted refugees fleeing war are arriving to the Polish border town of Przemysl from Ukraine.
Adding to the growing humanitarian crisis, data shows, are the number of children who remain in Ukraine without guardians with whom they can flee. Before the war, approximately 100,000 children in Ukraine were being raised in institutions, according to government statistics, a United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, spokesperson told ABC News Friday.
Many of the institutions are located in hot spots, according to the spokesperson, who added that large numbers of the children in institutions, such as boarding schools and orphanages, have disabilities. These institutions are being evacuated without proper monitoring of the children's situation, according to UNICEF.
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