At least children have been killed so far in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched by Moscow more than months ago, Ukrainian prosecutors said on Sunday, informs news agency MIA.
Another , children suffered injuries of varying degrees, the prosecutor’s
office in Kiev said, adding that the actual number is likely to be higher as the
authorities continue to investigate casualties in the war zone and in areas
liberated by Ukraine, as well as in regions occupied by Russian troops.
The number of children killed and injured was highest in the eastern regions
of Donetsk and Kharkiv near the frontline, followed by the capital region of
Kiev and Kherson in southern Ukraine.
Most recently, an -year-old boy was killed in a missile strike in western
Ukraine on Friday, according to the authorities.
Ukraine’s judiciary has been recording civilian casualties in the war launched
by Russia in February last year and collects evidence that could potentially
be used in trials to hold Russian soldiers accountable for war crimes.
