Russian armed aggression affects over 1,044 children in Ukraine

25.07.2022 09:23

Ukrinform

A total of 358 children have been killed and over 686 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 25, 2022, the number of those killed remained unchanged (358 children). The number of those injured exceeded 686 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 (362), Kharkiv Region (194), Kyiv Region (116), Chernihiv Region (68), Luhansk Region (61), Mykolaiv Region (55), Kherson Region (54) and Zaporizhzhia Region (40).

On July 25, 2022, an 8-year-old girl was injured in Russia’s shelling of Mykolaiv District, Mykolaiv Region.

The Ukrainian side also received information about a 17-year-old boy injured in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk Region’s Hirnyk on July 18, 2022.

A total of 2,188 educational institutions were damaged across Ukraine as a result of Russia’s daily air and artillery strikes, and 221 of them were destroyed completely.