In Ukraine, due to the war, the number of injured children increased to more than 723. In the Mykolaiv region, a one and a half year old child was injured. This is reported by the General Prosecutor's Office.
"Over 1,096 children were injured in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. As of the morning of August 22, 2022, the official number of child victims per day has not changed - 373. The number of injured has increased - more than 723," the message reads.
It is noted that these numbers are not final, as work is underway to establish them in places of active hostilities, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Thus, it is reported that the most affected children were in Donetsk region - 387, Kharkiv region - 202, Kyiv region - 116, Chernigiv region - 68, Mykolayiv region - 65, Lugansk region - 61, Kherson region - 55, Zaporizhzhya region - 41.
The prosecutor's office informs that on August 21, the occupiers shelled the territory of the city of Zelenodolsk, Dnipropetrovsk region, with cluster munitions. A 9-year-old boy was injured.
"On August 21, a one-and-a-half-year-old boy was wounded as a result of enemy shelling in the city of Bashtanka, Mykolayiv region," the message emphasizes.
In addition, 2,328 educational institutions were damaged due to bombing and shelling by the Russian armed forces. Of them, 289 were completely destroyed.
