Rescuers found the bodies of a woman and a 2-year-old child under the rubble of a destroyed house in Bahmut. The death of the 2-year-old brings the number of confirmed child war victims to at least 231.
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On May 18, rescuers found the bodies of a woman and a 2-year-old child under the rubble of a destroyed house in Bahmut.
According to official data from juvenile prosecutors, at least 231 children have been killed and 427 injured as a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.
Death toll from the May 17 airstrike on Bakhmut has grown to 5 people
A two-year-old child was among the victims
Four other civilians were seriously injured
Three injured children were aged 9, 12, and 17
A brother of Kadyrov commanded Chechen fighters in Mariupol, according to UK intelligence.
On May 18, shelling by Russian forces in Lyman resulted in the death of a teenager.
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