April Sees Highest Child Casualties
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April Sees Highest Child Casualties in Ukraine Since 2022

April was the worst month for children in nearly three years in war-torn Ukraine, reports Save the Children. At least 19 children were killed and 78 children injured in Russian attacks during the month.

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"The growing number of child fatalities in Ukraine is a deeply disturbing trend," says Secretary-General Åsa Regnér in a press release.

The figure for injured and killed children is the highest for a single month since June 2022, when 98 children were killed or injured.

The Russian robot attack on the city of Kryvyj Rih on April 4 is – in terms of the number of affected children in a single attack – the worst since Russia launched its full-scale invasion over three years ago. Then, 18 people were killed, including nine children, when a residential area and a playground were hit.

"Children are being killed in missile attacks while playing outside in the yard. Schools are being shelled. It is a violence that strikes blindly and must stop," says Åsa Regnér.

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