Russian armed aggression affects over 1,032 children in Ukraine

A total of 353 children have been killed and over 679 injured 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.

“As of July 20, 2022, the number of those killed remained unchanged (353 children). The number of those injured increased to 679 children,” the report states.

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 (357), Kharkiv Region (191), Kyiv Region (116), Chernihiv Region (68), Luhansk Region (61), Mykolaiv Region (53), Kherson Region (52) and Zaporizhzhia Region (40).

On the night of July 20, 2022, the Russian military opened fire on Dnipropetrovsk Region’s Nikopol, leaving three children (aged 3, 5 and 15) injured.

A total of 2,185 educational institutions were damaged across Ukraine as a result of Russia’s daily air and artillery strikes, and 221 of them were destroyed completely.

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