Russian armed aggression affects over 1,129 children in Ukraine

10.09.2022 09:24

Ukrinform

A total of 383 children have been killed and over 746 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.

“As of September 10, 2022, over 1,129 children in Ukraine have been affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile inspectors, a total of 383 children were killed and over 746 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 Donetsk Region (389), Kharkiv Region (209), Kyiv Region (116), Mykolaiv Region (72), Chernihiv Region (68), Luhansk Region (61), Kherson Region (55), Zaporizhzhia Region (46) and Dnipropetrovsk Region (26).

On September 9, 2022, three children, 3 to 15 years, were injured in Russia’s shelling of Kharkiv.

A total of 2,480 educational institutions were damaged across Ukraine as a result of Russia’s daily air and artillery strikes, and 289 of them were destroyed completely.