Photo of the Day: Strollers in Ukraine

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LVIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 18: 109 empty strollers are placed outside the Lviv city council during an action to highlight the number of children killed in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, on March 18, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. Lviv has served as a stopover and shelter for the millions of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, either to the safety of nearby countries or the relative security of western Ukraine. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images)

This morning in Lviv, Ukraine, a reminder of the horrors of war. Vladimir Putin’s military has made civilians targets of his war machine and the result has been the loss of more than 100 children, represented by the empty strollers lined up in the Lviv’s Market Square.

Federal prosecutors in Ukraine said on Friday that 109 children have died in the violence, and more than 130 have been wounded. But the prosecutors warn those numbers are only preliminary, suggesting the real toll on children has been far higher. It said its staff has not been able to inspect sites where active hostilities are taking place.

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