109 children were killed because of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, more than 130 were wounded. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General on Friday, March 18.
"As of the morning of March 18, 2022, 109 children were killed and more than 130 wounded as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. Children were most affected in the Kyiv region - 55, Kharkiv region - 34, Donetsk region - 26, Chernigiv region - 29, Mykolaiv region - 20, Zhytomyr region - 15, Sumy region - 14, and Kherson region - 14," the prosecutor's office said.
According to the department, as a result of bombing and shelling more than 439 educational institutions were damaged, 63 of which were completely destroyed. Most damaged in the Donetsk region - 126, Kharkiv - 77, Mykolaiv - 39, Sumy - 32, Kyiv - 41, Kherson region - 21 and the city of Kyiv - 35.
These data are not final due to the lack of possibility to inspect the sites where active hostilities are taking place and in the temporarily occupied territories.
On March 17, 2022, around 2 a.m., the Russian Armed Forces carried out an artillery shelling of the settlement of Zolochev, Kharkiv region. As a result, a family was injured. The mother died on the spot, covering her 4-year-old daughter. The father and the child were injured.
