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Art project honours Ukrainian children
The plight of children affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be recognised in a community art project in Bradford called Crushed Childhood.
The installation will include sculptures of destroyed buildings marked with charcoal to symbolise the coal mining industry of Ukraine's embattled Donbas region.
The piece coincides with four years since the Russian invasion, on 24 February 2022.
Ewhen Chymera, who has organised the event for Bradford's Ukrainian Community Centre, said the installation would highlight how the war "continues to impact children every single day."
Death toll and memorial
The article cites data from the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission that it reported more than 700 children and 13,000 civilians have died as a result of the conflict.
The phrasing "external reported" in the article is unclear and the source or meaning of that wording is not explained, which I flag as an uncertainty in the text.
Alongside the art installation, the centre will hold a moment of remembrance later for those who have lost their lives in the war and to thank those serving on the front lines.
Bradford's Ukrainian community
Bradford's Ukrainian community is one of the biggest in the UK and was established after World War Two, with many early members working in the city's textile mills after being displaced from their homeland.
Chymera said many children in the community, including some who are fourth-generation, have never actually been to their homeland because of the lack of stability or the war.
He said they 'know about the loss, they know about friends and family' and that many have Ukrainian refugee friends with a direct link.
Chymera warned that 'that death is a daily occurrence is horrific, but children are very resilient and a lot of these children just see war as a daily thing sadly.'