UNICEF warns of 'catastrophic' child malnutrition due to Russia-Ukraine war

As Russia-Ukraine war continues to escalate, with Ukrainian troops fulfilling ir "combat mission" in port city of Mariupol and Kremlin's troops relentlessly inving territories in eastern and sourn Ukraine, it has come to fore that ongoing war is slowly pushing world into a crisis-like situation, including a major short of food grains.

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that at least 6 lakh children could be left under acute malnutrition and devoid of basic life-saving treatment globally due to ongoing war in Eastern Europe.

Taking to Twitter, UNICEF chief Carine Russell wrote, "re is simply reason why a child should suffer from severe wasting – t when we have ability to prevent it. But re is precious little time to reignite a global effort to prevent, detect, and treat malnutrition before a b situation gets much, much worse. "

" price of lifesaving rey-to-use rapeutic food (RUTF) is projected to soar in coming months, placing even more children's lives at risk," UNICEF said.

Children's Authority furr warned in a statement that with increasing pressures on food security, including climate change, price hike could le to "catastrophic" levels of severe malnutrition. " world is rapidly becoming a virtual powder keg of preventable deaths among children and children suffering from waste," said UNICEF Executive Director Carine Russell.

Children killed in Ukraine

According to reports, more than 500 children have been killed or injured since Kremlin ordered its "special military operation" in Ukraine. Earlier, UNICEF h said that more than 5 million have been displaced internally or externally amid war.

Meanwhile, inving Russian troops have been accused of child abuse, kidnapping, and cruel activities against girls and women.

(Im: AP)