356 children considered missing in Ukraine due to war
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Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion, 356 children are considered missing, and 464 minors have died at the hands of the aggressors.
Rubryka reports, referring to the Office of the Prosecutor General, that as of the morning of March 7, 2023, at least 1,395 children suffered from the war.
According to the official information of juvenile prosecutors, the confirmed number of children who died is 464.
The number of victims in the war increased to 931 minors, who received injuries of various degrees of severity.
Juvenile prosecutors emphasize that these numbers are not final, as work is ongoing to establish them in places of active hostilities, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Children were most affected in:
- Donetsk region – 446,
- Kharkiv region – 273,
- Kyiv region – 123,
- Mykolaiv region – 83,
- Chernihiv region – 68,
- Luhansk region – 66,
- Kherson region – 90,
- Zaporizhzhia region – 84,
- Dnipropetrovsk region – 64.
The latest discovered facts of crimes against children:
- On March 5, due to the russian shelling of Paniativka Village, Kherson region, a projectile hit a private house with a mother and her two sons, 7 and 15 years old. All died.
As reported, 3,126 educational institutions were damaged due to bombing and shelling by the russian armed forces. Three hundred thirty-eight of them were completely destroyed.
Juvenile prosecutors report that they have already found 10,230 children. The prosecutor's office considers 356 minors to be missing.
On March 6, Ukraine returned two teenagers from Kherson and liberated them from captivity. Negotiations continued for over three months so that Ihor and Vasyl would be at home again.
The department emphasized that 16,224 children were abducted and deported to russia and the so-called republics, of which only 308 minors were returned home.
Children of War is a platform where you can report and find all information about children who suffered due to the russian federation's war against Ukraine.
The Prosecutor General's Office emphasized that information on a war crime against a child can be provided through a single evidence hub: warcrimes.gov.ua and by phone: +380961004438, +380683235856.
