Over the 16 days of Russian aggression in Ukraine, 79 children have already been killed and almost 100 wounded.
This is stated on Telegram by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
“Most victims were in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, Kherson, and Zhytomyr regions. This figure is not final due to the lack of opportunity to inspect the sites of attacks, where Russian forces are conducting active hostilities,” said the PGO.
It is reported that more than 280 educational institutions in Ukraine have been destroyed so far, nine of them have been completely destroyed. 110 educational institutions were damaged in Donetsk region, 28 in Sumy region, and 17 in Kyiv.
More than 10 children’s medical institutions were also hit. According to the PGO, the invaders destroy an average of 17 educational institutions every day. “As a result, 7 million children have beendeprived of the opportunity to study due to active hostilities in Ukraine and deliberate destruction of such institutions,” the statement said.
