Russia has killed 661 Ukrainian children since start of its full-scale war
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has updated the death toll of Ukrainian children killed by Russia, following the last strike on Kyiv that injured 32 and killed three people, including Anastasia Masliy, head of Kyiv-Pechersk Lyceum No. 171. Russia has killed 661 and injured more than 2,200 Ukrainian children since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
A woman prays at a makeshift memorial in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, where a Russian Strike on Friday killed 19 people, including nine childrenKravchenko said that Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have been investigating 5,363 criminal proceedings concerning crimes against children during the war.
“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,” he said.
According to him, during this period, 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,” he stated.
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The Prosecutor General stressed that Ukraine, together with international partners, is documenting every case and working to bring those responsible for crimes against children to justice, including members of Russia’s leadership.
Earlier, Bohdan Bernatskyy, a member of the Sanctions Policy Working Group of the Crimean Platform Expert Network, revealed at the Third Parliamentary Summit in Latvia that over 1,300 Russian military companies and 2 million industrial workers continue to operate, many without international restrictions.
Ukraine urges the international community to unite to restore global security under the UN Charter and strengthen sanctions against Russia to enforce compliance with international law. Following Russia’s initial invasion in 2014, Ukraine has pursued the liberation of its territories within its internationally recognized 1991 borders while developing comprehensive reintegration strategies and policies for all liberated areas.
As is known, China, North Korea, India, and Brazil also assist Moscow in killing citizens of Ukraine in Russia’s war, including funding the Russian budget through trade.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated during a press conference in Brussels that China is not interested in Ukraine’s victory or Russia’s defeat.
“China is a very difficult question, really complicated. We do not have a permanent dialogue with Xi Jinping. We had some phone conversations, and he told me that he will not sell weapons. I know nothing about arms packages, but I know one thing: China helps Russia, does not help Ukraine, and is not interested in our victory or Russia losing,” the President said.
China said that it opposes recent US sanctions against two of Russia’s largest oil companies over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
