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At least 347 children have been killed and 647 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started in late February. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a Telegram post. "More than 994 children have been affected in Ukraine as a result of Russia's all-out armed aggression in our state. As of the morning of July 9, 2022, the official number of child victims over the past day has not changed - 347. The number of those injured has increased to over 647," the report said. Currently, most casualties were recorded in Donetsk Region (348), Kharkiv Region (186), Kyiv…

Russian troops are attempting to advance from Luhansk Region to the first settlements of Donetsk Region. The relevant statement was made by Luhansk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Haidai on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “It may seem that the occupiers are conducting the offensive to the west of Lysychansk, and that’s it. But, we are attempting to hold back Russian formations all over the front line. They continue attempts to break deep into the neighboring region along the administrative border. They are attacking from several directions. Where it is inconvenient to them to move forward, they create real hell,…

The European Union handed over personal protective equipment worth EUR 977,000 to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. “As part of the EU Support to Strengthening Integrated Border Management in Ukraine (EU4IBM), border guards received personal protective equipment, including helmets and bulletproof vests, for a total sum of more than EUR 977,000," the State Border Guard Service wrote on Telegram It is noted that procurement is currently underway to meet other needs of the services, including the purchase of additional personal protective equipment, diesel generators, cameras, etc. Read also: Canada to send 39 armored vehicles to Ukraine to help…

The occupying "authorities" of the temporarily captured Mariupol have admitted that the restoration of water supply in the city is currently impossible due to the destruction of water supply system by Russian shelling. "Mariupol. There is no water and there won't be any. The occupying authorities have finally admitted that the restoration of water supply to Livoberezhny district of Mariupol is impossible due to the destruction of the water supply system by Russian bombs. The same applies to a large part of Tsentralny and Prymorsky districts," Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to Mariupol mayor, posted on Telegram. As noted, the funnel from…

The Russian troops struck 16 localities in Donetsk region over the past day. Casualties were reported. "The police documented 28 enemy strikes on 16 localities. The Russians fired S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, Uragan, Grad MLRS, artillery, and tanks at the population," the National Police of Ukraine posted on Facebook. Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Bakhmut, Toretsk, Zhelanne, Vesela Dolyna, Kalynove, Karlivka, Karpivka, Klishchiyivka, Kodema, Lastochkyne, Maksymilyanivka, Netaylove, Pervomayske, and Solovyove came under fire. Forty-seven civilian objects were destroyed: 27 residential buildings, including four apartment blocks, a school, a kindergarten, a technical school, a college, a hospital, a social service center, an administrative building, and…

A total of 346 children have been killed and over 645 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram “As of July 6, 2022, over 991 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile prosecutors, a total of 346 children were killed and over 645 injured,” the report states. These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas. Currently, most casualties were recorded in Donetsk Region (346), Kharkiv…

The Russian troops continue to terrorize the border areas of Sumy region, the city of Kharkiv, the areas of Kharkiv region, and Donbas. “The situation on the frontline did not undergo significant changes during the day. The enemy continues to terrorize the border areas of the Sumy region, the city of Kharkiv and the region, Donbas. The Armed Forces of Ukraine respond, put pressure and destroy the offensive potential of the occupiers day after day,” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening video address. He stressed that the Ukrainians must break the Russian invaders. “This is a difficult…

  Journalists of the French TV channel FRANCE 24 came under russian fire while working on a story about the work of Ukrainian rescuers in Donetsk region, the State Emergency Service announced. "The work of the journalists of the French TV channel FRANCE 24 about the work of Ukrainian rescuers in Donetsk region was interrupted by the enraged russians' shelling." "Among those who came under fire are locals who had come for the water delivered by the emergency workers, our boys, and the French journalists," the message says. The State Emergency Service noted that the journalists did not cut the…

Reports of a Russian amphibious assault ship of project 1176 Akula hitting a mine near Mariupol on June 30 have been confirmed. Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the Mariupol mayor, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "Finally, we received confirmation that a Russian landing craft of project 1176 Akula of the Black Sea Fleet D-106 hit a mine near Mariupol on June 30. Three sailors are already singing songs for fish together with Kobzon," Andriushchenko wrote. On June 30, Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesman for the Odesa Regional Military Administration, wrote on Telegram that a Russian amphibious assault ship of…

Russian troops have launched 24 strikes on the Donetsk region and shelled 18 settlements in the past day. That's according to the Donetsk region police, Ukrinform reports. The enemy shelled Kramatorsk, Dobropillia, Kostiantynivka, Bakhmut, Sloviansk, Soledar, Siversk, Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Cherkaske, Semyhiria, Orlivka, Novomykolaivka, Khrestyshche, Vesela Dolyna, Ivankivske, Pervomaiske, and Tonenke. Russian forces used S-300 air defense systems, aircraft, Grad, Uragan, Smerch, Tornado-S MLRS, and artillery. Civilian casualties were recorded. Among the victims are small children. They were provided with medical assistance. Some 31 civilian objects were destroyed - 12 residential buildings, including four apartment blocks, three schools, factories, an electric…