📊 Casualties

As of 18 March 2022, 109 children have been killed and more than 130 injured as a result of Russian armed aggression in Ukraine, according to prosecutors.

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

109 children have been killed due to Russian armed aggression as of 18 March 2022

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

More than 130 children have been injured due to Russian armed aggression as of 18 March 2022

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

55 children have died in Kyiv Oblast

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

34 child victims in Kharkiv

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

26 child victims in Donetsk

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

29 child victims in Chernihiv

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

20 child victims in Mykolaiv

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

15 child victims in Zhytomyr

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

14 child victims in Sumy

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

14 child victims in Kherson

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian forces have killed 109 children since Feb 24

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian forces have injured more than 130 children since Feb 24

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:52.928Z

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