Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says over 950 children impacted since onset of military conflict

As brutal war between Russia and Ukraine enters day 124, with Ukrainian forces showing tough resilience against Russian attackers, crisis in war-ravd Ukraine has worsened. On Sunday, Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office shared a post on Facebook stating that more than 953 children have been impacted since onset of military conflict. He furr said that 339 children have lost ir lives and more than 614 have been wounded due to Russia's armed military aggression.

"More than 953 children were injured in Ukraine as a result of full-scale armed aggression of Russian Federation in our country. As of morning of June 27, 2022, official number of child victims per day has t changed: 339. number of injured has increased to more than 614," re statement. 

Furrmore, Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office stated that children were mostly affected in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Luhansk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhia regions.

"On June 26, Russian armed forces launched a rocket attack on Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv. A young girl was injured when rescuers pulled her out from under rubble of an apartment building. 2061 educational institutions were damd due to bombing and shelling by Russian armed forces. Of se, 213 were completely destroyed," statement by Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office ded.

Russia-Ukraine war: 2 killed, 5 injured in Russian shelling in Kharkiv, says Kyiv

he of Kharkiv Regional ministration, Oleh Sinehubov, said that two people have been killed while five ors have been injured in Kharkiv Oblast in Russian shelling,  Kyiv Independent reported. According to Oleh Sinehubov, a 21-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman have been killed due to Russian aggression. 

Ever since Russian President Vlimir Putin ordered war against neighbouring Ukraine, hostilities between both nations have escalated, resulting in massive destruction, and more and more fatalities on both sides. Meanwhile, General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed that its forces have killed around 35,000 Russian troops in Ukraine and also destroyed several tanks, armoured vehicles, and fighter aircraft among or things.

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