Disabled Children Abused in Ukraine's Orphanages, Warns UN

Ruth Clegg - BBC News

Disabled children are being abused and neglected in institutions across Ukraine, UN experts have warned.

The human rights officials said the war had made their situation even worse and called on the Ukrainian government to right its "historic wrongs".

Their statement comes after a BBC News investigation uncovered widespread abuse in the country's orphanages.

There were more than 100,000 children and young people living in institutions before the war.