Russian invaders already kill 136 Ukrainian children

A total of 136 children have been killed since Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a statement posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"As of the morning of the 31st day of full-scale armed aggression by the Russian Federation, 136 children were killed in our country and 199 children were injured. The highest number of child casualties was recorded in the Kyiv region - 64, the Kharkiv region - 44, the Donetsk region - 50, the Chernihiv region - 38, the Mykolaiv region - 28, the Luhansk region - 25, the Zaporizhia region - 17, the Kherson region - 20, the [Ukrainian] capital - 16, the Zhytomyr region - 15, and the Sumy region – 14," the statement said.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of an all-out invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying infrastructure, residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.