{"id":217327,"date":"2026-05-12T11:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golossokal.com.ua\/?p=217327"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:30:50","slug":"vy-potentsiyni-vbyvtsi-svoikh-ditey-khirurh-zi-lvova-zvernuvsia-do-batkiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golossokal.com.ua\/en\/lysty\/vy-potentsiyni-vbyvtsi-svoikh-ditey-khirurh-zi-lvova-zvernuvsia-do-batkiv.html","title":{"rendered":"”You are potential killers of your children”: a surgeon from Lviv addressed parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 Oleksandr Kalinchuk \u2014 a pediatric surgeon and oncologist, medical director of St. Nicholas Children’s Hospital in Lviv \u2014 published an emotional Facebook post<\/a> addressed to parents who buy scooters, motorcycles, and e-scooters for their underage children. “You are not good ‘mom and dad.’ You are potential killers of your own children,” writes the doctor, who has been saving children’s lives for over 20 years at the largest hospital in the Lviv region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

202 children died on Ukraine’s roads in 2025<\/h2>\n

Before emotions \u2014 let’s talk numbers. And the numbers are terrifying.<\/p>\n

According to official data from Ukraine’s Patrol Police Department and Ukravtoprom, 202 children died in traffic accidents in 2025<\/strong> \u2014 12.2% more<\/strong> than in 2024 (when 180 children died). Another 5,324 children were injured<\/strong> (up 1.9%). A total of 4,655 accidents involving children<\/strong> were recorded.<\/p>\n

Sources: skilky-skilky.info<\/a>; Varta1 \/ Ukravtoprom<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Separately alarming: 949 accidents were caused by the children themselves<\/strong> \u2014 up 11.8% from 2024. In these crashes, 46 children died and 1,155 were injured.<\/p>\n

In the first seven months of 2025 alone, 2,531 accidents involving children with fatalities or injuries<\/strong> were recorded \u2014 91 children killed, 2,904 injured. A significant portion involved teenagers riding motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, and e-scooters without licenses and helmets.<\/p>\n

Source: Telegraf \u2014 Patrol Police Department response<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Now \u2014 a word from the Lviv surgeon who collects these children off the pavement<\/h2>\n

Oleksandr Kalinchuk<\/strong> is a surgeon with over 20 years of experience, a candidate of medical sciences, and medical director of St. Nicholas Children’s Hospital \u2014 one of the largest pediatric facilities in Western Ukraine, part of the First Medical Association of Lviv. He specializes in pediatric surgery, laparoscopy, robotic surgery, pediatric oncology, and ultrasound diagnostics. He has over 100 scientific publications and 2 patents. He graduated from Vinnytsia National Medical University (2001) and trained in Poland (Katowice).<\/p>\n

“When your child flies out at an intersection on the very gift you gave them \u2014 it is your fault. Entirely. Because you bought this toy for a minor who does not yet understand how the world works.”<\/p>\n

\u2014 Oleksandr Kalinchuk, Pediatric Surgeon, St. Nicholas Children’s Hospital, Lviv<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The doctor asks: how often have you seen a teenager wearing a helmet while riding on our roads? And answers bluntly: they brake with their face, arms, legs, back, stomach, and chest against the pavement. Sometimes doctors manage to collect their intestines, lungs, brains, and bones from the road. Sometimes \u2014 they don’t.<\/p>\n

Motorcycle statistics: 2025 \u2014 the worst year in five<\/h2>\n