Since start of Russian invasion in Ukraine, 103 children killed, over 100 wounded – Prosecutor General
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, some 103 children have been killed and over 100 wounded, Russia is killing at least five Ukrainian children a day, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova said.
"The Russian war against Ukrainian: some 103 children were killed and more than 100 wounded. The occupiers kill at least five of our children a day. This morning, the official figure crossed the critical and terrible mark of 100. The data is not final, in hot spots and in temporarily occupied territories from prosecutors and law enforcement officers are not able to inspect the places of shelling," she said on her Facebook.
Venediktova also said the aggressor had already bombed over 400 educational institutions, some 59 were wiped off the face of the earth.
On this occasion, she addressed the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Violence against Children.
"It is important that the UN specialized agencies make a decision as soon as possible on the implementation of the mission to assess the violation of children's rights in the context of the armed conflict in Ukraine," Venediktova said.