Two severely wounded children with gunshot wounds died in the Kyiv region overnight after being unable to reach specialist medical care due to the Russian military blockade.
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Two seriously injured children died because they were physically unable to get to specialist care due to the enemy blockade
The children had gunshot wounds
Three requests were received overnight to evacuate seriously injured children with gunshot wounds from settlements near Kyiv
Ukrainian servicemen assisted civilians crossing a destroyed bridge to evacuate from Irpin on March 5
Children were evacuated from Irpin on March 5
Nestor Shufrych was detained in Kyiv on March 4, 2022, for allegedly photographing Ukrainian military positions; his security detail resisted and was also detained.
Nestor Shufrych claims he was taking selfies to prove his presence in Kyiv and denies photographing military positions or resisting arrest.
89 civilians were killed in Kyiv during the 40 days of full-scale invasion, including 4 children.
398 civilians were injured in Kyiv, including 20 children.
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