Published on: 2026-08-26
Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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August 26, 2026 Peace and Security
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), at least 16 people were killed and more than 140, including 23 children, were injured as a result of a strike by Russian armed forces on August 21 on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine.
Another strike, carried out on Mykolaiv on the same day, reportedly resulted in the deaths of three children – against the backdrop of the overall level of child casualties not seen for more than four years.
These attacks followed July, which was the deadliest month for children in Ukraine since April 2022. According to the United Nations Monitoring Mission on Human Rights, 17 children were killed and 166 wounded in July – 49 percent more than the previous month.
“Children are dying and getting injured in their own homes, on playgrounds, in their communities. Schools and hospitals are being hit. Too many young lives have been cut short or changed forever. This is unacceptable. Children need a peaceful life,” said UNICEF’s representative in Ukraine, Anne-Claire Dufay.
Since the escalation of the war in February 2022, the UN has confirmed the death or injury of 3,946 children, with the actual number likely being higher. UNICEF and partners are providing emergency assistance to children and families affected by the war, including mental health and psychosocial support, as well as restoring shelters in schools so that children can continue in-person learning with the start of the school year.
UNICEF has once again called for an end to attacks that cause death and injury to children, urging full compliance with international humanitarian law, including the protection of children and the civilian infrastructure they depend on.
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