Ukraine says Russia's war killed 136 children so far

Children evacuate the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, during heavy shelling and bombing. Credit: AFP Photo

The war in Ukraine has killed 136 children in the 31 days since the start of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's office of the prosecutor general said on Saturday in a message on the Telegram app.

Of the total, 64 children have been killed in the Kyiv region, the office said. A further 50 children have died in the Donetsk region, it said.

Additionally, 199 children have been wounded.

Reuters was not able to immediately verify the report.

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