Russia has killed 661 children in Ukraine during full-scale invasion

Anastasia Protz - 27 October, 16:21

The city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 6 April 2025. A family lays flowers and toys at the site of a Russian missile strike that claimed the lives of children. Photo: Getty Images

Russia has killed 661 and injured more than 2,200 Ukrainian children since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Source: Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko

Quote: "UN Security Council Resolution 1261 defines six grave crimes against children during war. Russia commits all six every single day here in Ukraine for the whole world to see."

Details: Kravchenko said that Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have been investigating 5,363 criminal proceedings concerning crimes against children during the war.

Quote: "During this time the Russian Federation has:

killed 661 children
injured 2,203 children
destroyed or damaged more than 4,500 schools, kindergartens and 1,294 hospitals
abducted and deported more than 19,000 Ukrainian children
committed at least 23 cases of sexual violence against children.

These are not just numbers. They represent shattered futures, children's voices silenced forever, devastated homes and broken lives."

Details: The prosecutor general stressed that Ukraine, together with international partners, is documenting every case and working to bring to justice those responsible for crimes against children, including members of Russia's leadership.

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