📊 Casualties

The Prosecutor General's Office reported that Russia's war has killed at least 145 children and wounded 222 others since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24. Casualties were distributed across multiple regions including Kyiv Oblast (69), Kharkiv Oblast (49), Donetsk Oblast (54), Chernihiv Oblast (39), Mykolaiv Oblast (30), Luhansk Oblast (28), Zaporizhzhia Oblast (22), Kherson Oblast (25), the city of Kyiv (16), Zhytomyr Oblast (15), and Sumy Oblast (16).

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At least 145 children have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

222 children have been wounded since Russia's full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

69 children were either killed or injured in Kyiv Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

49 children were either killed or injured in Kharkiv Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

54 children were either killed or injured in Donetsk Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

39 children were either killed or injured in Chernihiv Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

30 children were either killed or injured in Mykolaiv Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

28 children were either killed or injured in Luhansk Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

22 children were either killed or injured in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

25 children were either killed or injured in Kherson Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

16 children were either killed or injured in the city of Kyiv

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

15 children were either killed or injured in Zhytomyr Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

16 children were either killed or injured in Sumy Oblast

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Since the start of the Russian invasion, 145 children have died and 222 have been injured in Ukraine.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:26:57.123Z

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