Andrii Tupkalenko, 8, observes the horizon in the direction of Russian positions, on top of a makeshift fort made with scrap materials which he built along with some of the few other children, left at the frontline village of Kalynove, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, April 11, 2025. The children spend their free time playing soldiers tasked with protecting the village from the advancing Russian troops and, according to them, the net from this fort is meant to provide protection against drones and glide bombs. “This is how a lost generation becomes a reality,” international aid agency Save the Children said in a report. “The longer the conflict continues, the more likely it is that these children will grow up without the opportunities and resources necessary to recover and normalise their lives.” REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura