As of 16 May 2022, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported that Russian forces have killed at least 229 children and injured more than 421 in Ukraine due to full-scale aggression. Over 650 children total have been affected across various oblasts, with figures expected to rise as assessments continue in occupied and liberated territories.
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As of the morning of 16 May, more than 650 children have been affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression by the Russian Federation. According to official youth prosecutors, 229 children have been killed and more than 421 injured.
229 children have been killed in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion as of May 16, 2022
421 children have been wounded in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion as of May 16, 2022
At least 140 children have been killed or injured in Donetsk Oblast
100 children have been killed or injured in Kharkiv Oblast
68 children have been killed or injured in Chernihiv Oblast
48 children have been killed or injured in Kherson Oblast
45 children have been killed or injured in Luhansk Oblast
44 children have been killed or injured in Mykolaiv Oblast
28 children have been killed or injured in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
17 children have been killed or injured in Sumy Oblast
116 children have been killed or injured in Kyiv Oblast
16 children have been killed or injured in the city of Kyiv
15 children have been killed or injured in Zhytomyr Oblast
229 children have died in Ukraine since late February due to the aggression by occupying forces.
As of May 16, 2022, 229 children were killed and more than 421 injured in Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression.
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