Russian armed aggression affects over 1,051children in Ukraine

Russian armed aggression affects over 1,051children in Ukraine

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A total of 358 children have been killed and over 693 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.

“Over 1,051 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. As of July 28, 2022, the number of those killed remained unchanged (358 children). The number of those injured exceeded 693 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 (363), Kharkiv Region (195), Kyiv Region (116), Chernihiv Region (68), Luhansk Region (61), Mykolaiv Region (57), Kherson Region (54) and Zaporizhzhia Region (40).

On July 27, 2022, two boys, 14 and 12, were injured in Russia’s shelling of two villages in Mykolaiv District, Mykolaiv Region. A 12-year-old boy was also injured in Russia’s mortar strike on the village of Prudianka, Kharkiv Region.

A total of 2,197 educational institutions were damaged across Ukraine as a result of Russia’s daily air and artillery strikes, and 223 of them were destroyed completely.

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