Over 600 children killed, 1,800 wounded by Russians in Ukraine: report

At least 604 children have been killed and 1,817 others injured in Ukraine since Russian forces invaded the country in February 2022, news outlets reported on Monday, citing data from the Ukrainian Prosecutor-General’s Office.

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By the morning of March 24, 2025, at least 2,421 children had been killed or injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia's war of aggression, the Ukrainian Prosecutor-General’s Office said in a statement, as quoted by Polish state news agency PAP.

Prokuratura Generalna Ukrainy: w wyniku rosyjskiej inwazji zginęło 604 dzieci #PAPinformacje https://t.co/2tQobd3S3i

— PAP (@PAPinformacje) March 24, 2025

On Sunday, a Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed three people, including a five-year-old girl and her father, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

A day earlier, a Russian strike in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region claimed the lives of an entire family—a mother, father, and daughter, he added.

Last night in Kyiv, tragically, three people were killed by Russian drones, including a father and his five-year-old daughter. Just a day earlier in Zaporizhzhia, a Russian strike took the lives of an entire family—a mother, a father, and their daughter. My condolences to all the… pic.twitter.com/hB6R5yn9gV

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 23, 2025

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.

Russians strike in Kharkiv region - private houses damaged https://t.co/byWNo1SQ49 pic.twitter.com/2FOjYWhsO3

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) March 24, 2025

Monday is day 1,124 of Russia's war on Ukraine.

Russian forces kill two, injure one in Donetsk region https://t.co/Spix4SCqBN pic.twitter.com/Cb8MTQyNMx

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) March 23, 2025

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Source: PAP