Russian invaders have already killed 223 children in Ukraine – the Prosecutor General's Office

More than 408 children were injured.

As of the morning of May 5, 2022, more than 631 children were injured in Ukraine as a result of a full-scale Russian invasion . According to official figures, 223 children were killed and more than 408 were injured, according to the Prosecutor General's Office.

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According to juvenile prosecutors, most children were injured in Donetsk region – 139, Kyiv – 116, Kharkiv – 95, Chernihiv – 68, Kherson – 46, Mykolaiv – 44, Luhansk – 37, Zaporizhia – 27, Sumy – 17, in Kyiv – 16, Zhytomyr – 15.

As a result of daily bombings and shelling by the armed forces of the Russian Federation of Ukrainian cities and villages, 1,607 educational institutions were damaged, 121 of them were completely destroyed.

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Russian occupation forces deliberately terrorize and kill civilians in Ukraine in violation of international humanitarian law. This was stated during a meeting of the UN Security Council by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom Barbara Woodward.

Russia's violations of international law and human rights after February 24 are so serious and obvious that Russia has been involved in several new cases in international courts./p>

About the cases opened in these instances on the fact of military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, read in the article Olga Kuchmienko “War in Ukraine: why international law remains an effective mechanism for punishing the aggressor.”

See the special topic: > There are no victims. Most Russian forces withdrew north of Mariupol – Pentagon A small contingent remained in the city. Over the past 24 hours, the occupiers fired on the Luhansk region 16 times, killing two people – the head of the OVA Enemy shells hit one of the last gas stations in the region. Russia still wants to gain something by May 9, for example, Azovstal – British intelligence The occupying forces continue to storm the metallurgical plant. Ukrainian military destroyed 15 enemy air targets last night Among the destroyed air targets is an airplane.

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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