At least 488 children killed, 1,016 wounded by Russians in Ukraine: report

At least 488 children have been killed and 1,016 others injured in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country in February last year, news outlets reported on Wednesday, citing the Ukrainian prosecutor-general.

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By the morning of June 14, 2023, at least 1,504 children had been either killed or injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression, the Ukrainian Prosecutor-General’s Office said in a statement, as quoted by state news agency Ukrinform.

#russiaisaterroriststate #children russians killed 488 children in Ukraine since war-start https://t.co/51krOe6gZU

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) June 14, 2023

The statement added that these figures were not final as work was under way "in the areas of active hostilities, in the temporarily occupied and liberated territories," according to the ukrinform.net website.

On Tuesday, a 17-year-old boy was killed in a massive Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, Ukrinform reported.

#russiaisaterroriststate Death toll from russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih rises to 12 https://t.co/L0G1DDzjcY

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) June 14, 2023

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.

Wednesday is day 476 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: IAR, PAP, ukrinform.net