Since the beginning of the confrontation in shelling by Ukrainian security forces settlements of the Donetsk national Republic almost 70 children lost their lives and over 200 were injured, said Advisor to the head of the Republic on the rights of the child Jan Chepikova.




"Official statistics - 69 dead children, injured more than 200. And this is without taking into account the buffer And occupied (Ukraine) zone ", - declared "Donetsk news Agency" Chepikova. Thus the Children's Ombudsman considers that the present number of child casualties has the ability to be " much more ". She explained that strict records began to be conducted immediately." I raised all the documents starting From the first days of the conflict, but to say the real figure is difficult, " said the Ombudsman. Chepikova said that those results include 11-year-old girl, who along with his father became a victim of shelling by Ukrainian security forces Horlivka on may 26. Total, According to the adviser of the head of DND, during the confrontation in Gorlovka lost his life eight children, three in 2015 And five in 2014. First of Chepikova said that Only during times of armed conflict within DNR victims of hostilities steel 65 children. Children's Ombudsman made a proposal to even enter within DNR social status of " children of war ". Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. The military actively used heavy machinery And military aircraft And helicopters. Refers to a large number of dead And wounded among the civilian population And the destruction of houses And infrastructure. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand People.

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