Ukraine’s children should see themselves as ‘generation of winners’ not war victims, first lady says

Associated Press

UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.” Olena Zelenska spoke Tuesday to The Associated Press on the sidelines of a day spent at a rehabilitation camp for Ukrainian children in the relatively safe western Ukraine city of Uzhhorod. She says working with the next generation is a moral obligation and a “strategic priority” for Ukraine’s future. Many of the children will return to front-line cities after spending a few weeks at the camp, barely enough time to overcome the trauma they face.