648 children in Ukraine injured amid Russian invasion

648 children in Ukraine injured amid Russian invasion

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Russia has killed 347 Ukrainian children and injured more than 648 children since the start of the full-scale invasion.

"More than 995 children have been affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation in our country. As of the morning of July 10, 2022, the official number of killed children did not change over the past day: 347. The number of injured children increased: more than 648," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.

It is emphasized that the figures are not final as efforts are ongoing to establish casualties in the areas of active hostilities, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.

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"Most children were affected in Donetsk region – 348, Kharkiv region – 187, Kyiv region – 116, Chernihiv region – 68, Luhansk region – 61, Mykolaiv region – 53, Kherson region – 52, Zaporizhzhia region – 31. On July 9, as a result of yet another Russian attack on residential buildings in Kharkiv city center, a 12-year-old girl was injured," the Prosecutor General's Office added.

As reported, the Russian invaders have killed 100 Ukrainian athletes and coaches, four more have been injured, and 22 are held captive.

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