Russian Invasion

~1,000 children killed, ~1,700 injured; 19,000 deported to Russia.

Years
2022-present
Country
Ukraine
Capital City
Kyiv
Conflict Locations
Holodomor regions (Kyiv, Kharkiv, rural grain areas)
Children Affected
19000 deported
Sources

GENEVA/KYIV, 26 April 2024 – The verified number of children killed in attacks across Ukraine has increased by nearly 40 per cent this year compared to last, as deadly attacks continue, UNICEF warned today.

On 16 August 2022 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Mariia, 12, sits for a portrait in front of the school where she was to enter seventh grade in September. Much of the school was recently destroyed in an air strike, so Mariia will now be studying online when classes resume.

On 16 August 2022 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Mariia, 12, sits for a portrait in front of the school where she was to enter seventh grade in September. Much of the school was recently destroyed in an air strike, so Mariia will now be studying online when classes resume. © UNICEF/UN0689484/Gilbertson - Highway Child

Since 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has killed ~1,000 children, injured thousands, and deported ~19,000 to Russia, many placed in camps or adoptions.