Ukraine's children use crayons to channel trauma


By AGENCY

Some of the drawings showcased on the Instagram account. Photo: Instagram/uakids.today

One drawing shows a Ukrainian soldier looking through a rifle scope, red flowers crowning her long black hair. Another depicts a girl playing on a swing under a smiling sun – a happy scene but for the Russian bombers flying overhead.

Artem and Anastasiia Bykovets fled Ukraine's capital Kyiv when Russian troops invaded a month ago. On their 37-hour journey to the west of the country, they encouraged their six-year-old daughter to draw her thoughts, sparking the idea for an online gallery for children impacted by the war.

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