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Ukraine has opened 1,451 criminal proceedings investigating crimes against children

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Deputy Prosecutor General Ihor Mustetsa said there are at least 668 opened proceedings involving violence against children, including injury, murder and sexual violence, and 777 cases regarding attacks on facilities that concern children, while other cases include forced movement of young Ukrainians.

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