Explaining Ukraine to Kids: A Special Episode with Newsround | BBC News

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What do kids want to know about the war in Ukraine? On this special Q&A edition of Ukrainecast, we’re teaming up with Newsround (the BBC's children's news programme) to find out. To mark World Children’s Day, we took a panel of BBC experts to Hammersmith Academy, a secondary school in London, to respond to questions from a live audience. Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko are joined on this episode by Newsround presenter Ricky Boleto, and Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse. Why did the war start? Are there really any safe places in Ukraine? And who is working towards making peace? They answer all that, and we hear from some of those Ukrainian children who have been forced to start a new life in the UK. If young listeners found any parts of this episode upsetting, you can find advice and support on the Newsround website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews

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