Russian armed aggression affects over 1,182 children in Ukraine

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

“As of October 1, 2022, over 1,182 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile inspectors, a total of 399 children were killed and over 783 received injuries of various severity levels,” 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 the Donetsk region (402), Kharkiv region (232), Kyiv region (116), Mykolaiv region (75), Chernihiv region (68), Luhansk region (64), Kherson region (55), Zaporizhzhia region (50) and Dnipropetrovsk region (29).

On September 30, 2022, two children, 10 and 14, were killed in Russia’s missile attack on a humanitarian column, leaving the city of Zaporizhzhia. A 3-year-old child was injured.

In addition, a 17-year-old girl was injured in Russia’s shelling of Mykolaiv yesterday.

On the night of October 1, 2022, a 3-month-old baby was injured in Russia’s shelling of Mykolaiv.

Photo: @ZelenskyyUA

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