At least 523 children killed, 1,217 wounded by Russians in Ukraine: report

At least 523 children have been killed and 1,217 others injured in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country in February 2022, news outlets reported on Tuesday, citing the Ukrainian prosecutor-general.

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By the morning of February 6, 2024, at least 1,740 children had been killed or injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression, the Ukrainian Prosecutor-General’s Office said in a statement, as quoted by state news agency Ukrinform.

Russian strike kills infant in Kharkiv region, bringing children death toll to 523 since war-start#russiaisaterroriststate
https://t.co/Azklq2b5Zk

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) February 6, 2024

The statement added that these figures were not final "as authorities are verifying reports coming from hostility zones, temporarily occupied and liberated territories," according to the ukrinform.net website.

On Tuesday, a two-month-old infant was killed as a result of a Russian strike on Zolochiv near the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Ukrinform reported.

A two-month-old boy was reportedly killed in an attack today in Zolochiv, Kharkiv region.

"Children did not ask for this war, but they continue to pay the highest price for it. Children must be allowed to be children. They must be protected at all times." —@MunirMammadzade pic.twitter.com/qXNXgNeVv4

— UNICEF Ukraine (@UNICEF_UA) February 6, 2024

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II.

Tuesday is day 713 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: ukrinform.net