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Prosecutor General’s Office: Russia’s war has killed at least 454 children, injured 894 since Feb. 24

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Russia’s Jan. 14 mass missile attack killed at least one child and injured 14 children in the eastern city of Dnipro, bringing the total number of children casualties to 454 killed and 894 injured, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Jan. 15.

The highest number of casualties was documented in eastern Donetsk Oblast, where 429 children were killed or injured. These figures don't include casualties from the Russian-occupied territories and areas where hostilities are ongoing.

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, 337 educational facilities in Ukraine have been completely destroyed, and 3,126 damaged due to Russian aggression.

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The Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA) will convene technology innovators, defense experts, investors, policymakers, and scholars for a conference examining Ukraine’s emergence as a global driver of technological innovation under wartime conditions.

The committee was created by order of Lidia Izovitova, head of the association. Izovitova has faced criticism for allegedly being a protégé of pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk. Izovitova's tenure as head of the association ended in 2022, and she has been accused of holding her position illegally.

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