221 child died as a result of Russian shelling

According to the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine, more than 629 children have been affected in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s armed aggression, with 221 children killed and over 408 injured.

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Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 221 children have died. This was reported on the Telegram channel by the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine.

As of the morning of May 5, 2022, more than 629 children have been affected in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s armed aggression, with 221 children killed and over 408 injured, the report notes.

According to the source, the most affected children are in Donetsk region – 139, Kyiv region – 116, Kharkiv region – 95, Chernihiv region – 68, Kherson region – 46, Mykolaiv region – 44, Luhansk region – 37, Zaporizhzhia region – 27, Sumy region – 17, Kyiv – 16, Zhytomyr region – 15.

In the last 24 hours, the body of a 10-year-old girl, who died from shrapnel wounds from a shell that hit a house, was found in the village of Shibino.

On May 3, a 9-year-old girl was injured as a result of shelling by Russian troops in the village of Bolshoy Kut in Mykolaiv region.

As a result of missile strikes by the Russian armed forces, 1584 educational institutions have been damaged, 118 of which have been completely destroyed, notes the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine.