WATCH: Heartbreaking Moments of Parents Leaving Their Children Amid Ongoing Russia-Ukraine War

WATCH: Heartbreaking Moments of Parents Leaving Their Children Amid Ongoing Russia-Ukraine War
POLAND-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-REFUGEES An Ukrainian woman huggs her daughter after acrossing the Ukrainian-Polish border in Korczowa on March 02, 2022. - The number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine has surged to nearly 875,000, UN figures showed on on March 2, as fighting intensified on day seven of Russia's invasion. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP) (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images) WOJTEK RADWANSKI

The photos are frightening for anybody, but tiny children who see or hear about the violence in Ukraine may be concerned and even fearful.

According to pediatric psychologist Vanessa Jensen, children of any age might be upset by what they see, and the visions can manifest in nightmares and night terrors, so it's a good idea to keep an eye on what they see.

All children, regardless of age, require additional assistance and reassurance from their parents right now. According to Jensen, doing something can make a youngster feel less anxious. She recommended writing a card for a military member, praying for the safety of those in Ukraine, or sending warm thoughts and good wishes, according to WITN.

What Does War Look Like For The Children?

In a terrible video, a Russian mother tries to explain to her crying daughter why she and her daughter have been arrested for opposing the Ukrainian conflict. Ekaterina Zavizion and her seven-year-old daughter Sofya had gone to drop flowers outside the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow with a group of other moms and their children.

Before they were all approached by armed cops and brought first into a police vehicle, then to cells, the youngsters had also crafted 'No to War' placards. Ekaterina and Sofya can be seen conversing through the metal cage and grasping each other's hands through the grills in the footage.

Their phones were taken when they were transported by vehicle to the Presnenskoye station. The cops allegedly yelled at the parents, warning that the children would be taken away from them and that they would lose their parental rights if they did not comply. Ekaterina subsequently described the "horror" she went through as her children shouted and cried in detention, according to Mirror.

In another case, a small child is too young to comprehend the tragedy unfolding on the streets where she used to play. However, the agony of fleeing battle is engraved on her little face, and tears are already streaming down her cheeks. For the time being, she and hundreds of others call this tent in a temporary refugee camp outside Przemysl, Poland, home. As Russian armies invaded Ukraine from the east, north, and south without notice, she escaped with her mother.

She has all she needs in a hurriedly packed yellow knapsack, and her sole protection from the cold is a pink coat. One of the final devastating pictures in her mind's eye is her snatched goodbye with her father, who stayed to fight for her release. In the face of an unknown future, they embarked on an arduous trek by automobile and then on foot to the border. She is one of more than 500,000 people, largely women, and children, who fled Ukraine as Russian soldiers wreaked havoc.

As reported by The Sun, they crossed the 300-mile Polish border by vehicle, bus, rail, and foot, among other modes of transportation. Most people have abandoned their automobiles near the border route, opting to walk the remaining 25 kilometers, weighted down by baggage and terrified. Without food, drink, or shelter, a 24-hour line to the border awaits. This is only the beginning of their horror.

These are just a few of the tragic moments when a parent is forced to abandon their children for their safety as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues.

Parents, Children Are The Most Affected by Russia-Ukraine War

Many people have taken refuge in basements and subway stations as the Russian military invades cities and street battles erupt. Others have had to flee their homes and dads, boarding trains and buses or traveling for kilometers with their family in the hopes of reaching a safer nation.

During the fighting, some children have been killed or injured. During the shelling, a 6-year-old child was struck in the southern city of Mariupol. Her parents, nurses, and physicians sobbed as she was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Babies were born into a chaotic environment. Tiny twin newborn boys were swaddled in blankets on the basement floor of the Okhmadet children's hospital in the heart of the capital. Kateryna Suharokova gave birth to a boy, Makar, in the basement of a maternity hospital in Mariupol that had been transformed into a medical ward and utilized as a bomb shelter.

Even children who were too young to comprehend the causes for and history of the battle with Russia witnessed its return home. At the burial of a Ukrainian soldier, a 3-year-old kid in Kyiv looked attentively at the open casket. Parents have battled to console their children across Ukraine and in refugee camps on the other side of the border.

Mothers carry them for kilometers in the cold or rock them on metro stations. For evenings spent beneath, they find distractions in the form of literature, toys, phones, and pets. Refugees were greeted with boxes of donated clothes and toys at one border crossing in Poland, WLWT5 reported.

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