Russian military kill 205 children in Ukraine

A total of 205 children have been killed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started.

The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

In general, more than 567 children have been affected by the Russian armed aggression. A total of 205 children died and more than 362 children were injured.

According to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office, these data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas.

Currently, most casualties were recorded in Donetsk Region (117), Kyiv Region (107), Kharkiv Region (91), Chernihiv Region (54), Kherson Region (43), Mykolaiv Region (40), Luhansk Region (36), Zaporizhzhia Region (23), the city of Kyiv (16), Sumy Region (16) and Zhytomyr Region (15).

In particular, on March 2, 2022, an 11-year-old girl was killed in Russia’s shelling of Kharkiv-based Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University.

On March 30, 2022, a 13-year-old girl died from wounds received in Russia’s shelling of the village of Vilkhivka, Kharkiv Region.

On April 15, 2022, an unknown explosive item detonated and killed a 17-year-old boy in Vyshhorod District, Kyiv Region.

A total of 1,018 educational institutions were damaged and 95 of them were completely destroyed in Russia’s air strikes and shelling.

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