At least five children in Ukraine killed by Russian forces everyday - juvenile prosecutors

Yana Osadcha, 15 March 2022

At least 5 children die every day in Ukraine under the fire of Russian forces.

As of the morning of the 15 March 2022, 97 children have died as a result of Russia's armed aggression in Ukraine, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

More than 100 children have been injured.

"Most affected children were in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Zhytomyr regions," the Office reports.

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Additionally, more than 400 educational institutions have damaged by bombings and shelling, including 59 institutions which were completely destroyed.

The Donetsk region has suffered the most damage. 119 educational institutions were shelled there.

50 in the Kharkiv region, 30 in the Mykolaiv region, 28 in the Sumy region, 35 in the Kyiv region, 21 in the Kherson region, and 24 in the city of Kyiv.

Russian forces shelled 11 medical institutions and 3 rehabilitation centres, including centres for children with disabilities.

"These figures are not final, given the inability to inspect the sites where the aggressor country is conducting active hostilities, and the temporary occupation of some territories," the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine said.

As of 14 March, 90 children had died in Ukraine.