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Russia kills 551 Ukrainian children, injures over 1,411 since start of full-scale invasion

29 June, 2024 Saturday
11:33

Juvenile prosecutors reported that 551 children were killed and more than 1,411 injured as a result of Russia's armed aggression in Ukraine

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The Prosecutor General's Office reports.

More than 1,962 children have suffered in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression.

As of the morning of June 29, 2024, according to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 551 children were killed and more than 1,411 were injured of varying severity.

Children were most affected in the following regions: Donetsk - 550, Kharkiv - 399, Kherson - 154, Dnipro - 152, Kyiv - 130.

The Prosecutor General's Office also recalled the cases of deaths and injuries of children in recent days as a result of shelling of Ukrainian settlements by the troops of the aggressor state:

  • On June 26, a 17-year-old girl and two boys aged 12 and 15 were injured in Derhachi, Kharkiv region.
  • On June 26, two girls aged 12 and 15 were wounded in Antonivka, Kherson region.
  • On June 27, a 17-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were injured in Selydove, Donetsk region.
  • On June 28, an 8-year-old girl was wounded in the village of New York, Donetsk region.
  • On June 28, a seven-month-old baby was wounded in Dnipro.
On Friday, June 28, Russian occupation forces attacked Dnipro. The attack damaged a nine-story building, killing one person and injuring 12 others, including a 7-month-old baby.
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