Ombudsperson: 165 children killed in hostilities in Ukraine

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 165 Ukrainian children have been killed and 266 have been injured, Ombudsperson Lyudmyla Denisova said, Report informs referring to Ukrainian media.

“As of April 5, according to the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations, as well as other sources requiring confirmation, since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, 165 children have been killed and 266 children have been injured,” she said.

Denisova added that the figures are not final, since it is not possible to conduct an investigation in the places of active hostilities and in the temporarily occupied territories.