The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his speech in the Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“In Bucha, Russian soldiers were killing people just on the roads for fun. In Irpin, they were raping underage girls, and then strangled them like experienced murderers. In Mariupol, they were shooting at a little girl, making her run down the street, because it is permissible for them to hunt for people. It is fun for them. In Kharkiv, they were killing dozens of ordinary, peaceful residents in a moment, shelling high-rise residential buildings with multiple rocket launcher systems,” Zelensky told.
In his words, within the areas temporarily occupied by Russian troops, there can be far more children killed than we are currently aware of.
The President of Ukraine told a story of Sashko, a little Ukrainian boy who died together with his grandmother when evacuating along the river in Kyiv Region.
“He is one of 167 children, who have died since the Russian invasion started. And these are only those children we have been known for sure of. Within the occupied districts and the cities near which hostilities are raging, there can be far more children killed. Children whose lives were taken by this war. Russia’s war against Ukraine,” Zelensky stressed.
A reminder that, on April 6, 2022, the four-year-old boy, Sashko, was found dead in Kyiv Region. He has been searched for since mid-March 2022. The boy went missing when evacuating with his grandmother by boat in Vyshhorod District. On March 10, two boats were attempting to cross the Kyiv Sea, but one of them turned over.
Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine
