Russians kill 490 children in Ukraine, injure 1032

Russians kill 490 children in Ukraine, injure 1032

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The army of the Russian Federation killed 490 children in Ukraine and injured another 1,032 children.

The Office of the Prosecutor General reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"As of the morning of June 27, 2023, more than 1522 children have suffered in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information of juvenile prosecutors, 490 children were killed and more than 1032 were injured of varying severity," the statement said.

These numbers are not final, as work is underway to establish them in the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated territories.

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Most children were injured in the Donetsk region - 467, Kharkiv - 284, Kyiv - 129, Kherson - 113, Zaporizhzhia - 91, Mykolaiv - 89, Dnipropetrovs'k - 83, Chernihiv - 71, Luhansk - 67.

On Monday, June 26, a 5-year-old boy was injured as a result of enemy shelling of Myropillya in the Sumy region.

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As reported, according to the Ombudsman's Office, 14063 children have been found in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war.

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