Overview
- UNICEF published a statement on Tuesday documenting reported deaths and injuries of children from a series of attacks on both sides of the conflict.
- The agency said a drone strike near a Belgorod playground killed a 13-year-old girl and wounded two girls aged seven and nine, and an attack in Krasnodar reportedly killed seven people including three children and injured about 40.
- In Ukraine, UNICEF reported at least six children killed in the previous seven days, listing an eight-year-old boy, three children killed with their family in Dnipropetrovsk region, and two girls aged five and ten in Sumy, plus at least 19 injured.
- UNICEF did not assign blame to a specific party and called on all forces to protect children and civilian infrastructure under international humanitarian law, saying attacks that kill or injure children must stop.
- The statement fits wider UN reporting of an uptick in air and long-range drone strikes that have reached deep into enemy territory, raising risks to civilians and increasing humanitarian needs on both sides.