Commissioner for Human Rights: 21 children killed, 55 wounded due to Russian invaders’ actions
A total of 21 children have been killed and 55 wounded since Russia initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“The situation in Ukraine is remaining tense. As of 01:00 p.m., March 2, 2022, Russian occupiers continued using heavy weapons and killing civilians,” Denisova wrote.
In her words, since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to the data from various sources, a total of 21 children have been killed and 55 wounded.
The infrastructure of Kyiv, Irpin, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Zhytomyr, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Region’s Vasylivka was destroyed in shelling launched by Russian invaders. Zhytomyr-based maternity house was damaged in a missile strike.
According to Denisova, Russian troops continue to shell on civilians in Zaporizhzhia Region. Yesterday, at 09:00 p.m., Russian shells hit a school yard in Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia Region.
Kharkiv and Kherson are remaining under heavy shelling.
“Last night, after an air strike on the city of Zhytomyr, one child was killed and six children were wounded. They were rescued from basements in semi-destroyed houses,” Denisova noted.
Denisova stressed that the Russian military continue to cynically violate the fundamental rights of children, such as the right to life and the right to health, provided by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
“Some of these deaths could have been prevented if the no-fly zone over Ukraine had been established,” Denisova stressed.
She called on the international community and international human rights organizations to support an initiative to close the sky over Ukraine for the enemy’s fighter aircrafts.
Meanwhile, amid shelling, two triplets were born in a maternity house in Chernihiv.
“As long as such angels are born in Ukraine, we are invincible,” Denisova noted.
A reminder that, on March 2, 2022, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova reported that Russian invaders are intentionally shelling health institutions and ambulance cars, violating the right of Ukrainians to life and health.
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