There have been more than 50 children killed in Ukraine during the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian President has revealed. Volodymyr Zelensky was addressing the House of Commons in a historic speech that saw him tell MPs that Ukrainians "have not been sleeping, we have been fighting".
According to the English language translation on Parliament TV, Mr Zelensky spoke about the deaths of children during the 13 days of conflict which Vladimir Putin launched on his country. Mr Zelenksy said: “These are the children that could have lived but these people have taken them away from us.
“Ukraine were not looking to have this war. Ukraine have not been looking to become big but they have become big over the days of this war.
"We are the country that are saving people despite having to fight one of the biggest armies in the world. We have to fight the helicopters, rockets.”
He added: “The question for us now is to be or not to be. Oh no, this Shakespearean question. For 13 days this question could have been asked but now I can give you a definitive answer. It’s definitely yes, to be.
“And I would like to remind you the words that the United Kingdom have already heard, which are important again. We will not give up and we will not lose.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, responding to the speech made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, told the House of Commons: “Never before in all our centuries of our parliamentary democracy has the House listened to such an address.
“In a great European capital now within range of Russian guns President Volodymyr Zelensky is standing firm for democracy and for freedom.”
