At least 117 children killed in invasion - Ukraine officials

in ukraine •  3 years ago 

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, at least 117 children have been killed and more than 155 others injured in the country, the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine reports.

It says most of the fatalities have been reported in or around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv (58) and in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv (40).

It adds that in Kharkiv, a Russian tank reportedly struck a car belonging to a family travelling with two children.

While in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, it says, evacuation buses carrying children were hit by Russian shelling.

Prosecutors also say they have recorded 548 instances where schools and other educational facilities were hit, 72 of which they say were "completely destroyed".

They add that the figures they report are not conclusive due to difficulties accessing or inspecting sites in some parts of the country.

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