Ukraine claims 353 children slain, 662 injured since Russia launched military offensive

Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office stated recently that at least 353 children have been slain while 662 have been injured since onset of Russia's ruthless military invasion of Ukraine. However, Prosecutor's office ded that “se figures are not final as work is underway in places of active hostilities”.

y also informed that Ukrainian authorities do not have clear information regarding injuries and deaths in areas that are still under Russian occupation.

According to data shared by Prosecutor General's Office, Donetsk has reported highest number of child victims in country with number as high as 352, followed by Kharkiv with 192 children eir killed or wounded. Capital Kyiv has reported that at least 116 children h so far suffered due to ongoing war, with 68 children in Chernihiv, 61 in Lugansk, 53 in Mykolaiv, 52 in Jerson and 31 in Zaporizhia.  

"In total, at least 353 children have been killed and 662 have been injured so died since start of Russian invasion of Ukraine," Ukraine's Prosecutor General office said in statement. 

Earlier in June, United Nations (UN) disclosed that over 250 children have been killed since war began, while five million remain at risk of violence and abuse. It is pertinent to note that children have been most impacted by  war as crisis has forced millions of people to flee ir homeland. 

23 people, including 3 children killed in Vinnytsia

Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities on Friday informed that at least 23 people have been slain and more than 100 people have been injured due to Russian missile strikes in Vinnytsia. Ukrainian officials ded that missile strikes carried out by Russian forces have also caused damage to offices, stores and residential buildings and health clinics in Ukraine. 

Following incident, in a late-night video dress on July 14, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called on international community to recognise Russia as a "terrorist state." 

UN asserts 12 mn people fled homeland since onset of invasion

Highlighting devastating and lasting consequences of war on millions of people in Ukraine, UN has revealed that at least 12 million people have so far fled ir homes since Russian invasion. intergovernmental organisation avered that more than five million destitute people have been exiled to neighbouring countries, while seven million people are thought to be displaced inside Ukraine itself.

As conflict intensifies in war-torn Ukraine, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday also ordered an investigation into deaths and injuries of children.