According to the information of the Prosecutor General's Office, as of the morning of April 3, 538 children lost their lives and at least, 1280 were injured of varying severity as a result of russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.

"The total number of children in Ukraine who have been injured as a result of russia's full-scale military aggression has exceeded 1818 people," the statement said.

The majority of cases of children injured were recorded in the following regions: Donetsk region - 524, Kharkiv region - 344, Kherson region - 149, Kyiv region - 130, Dnipropetrovs'k region - 130, Mykolaiv region - 103, Zaporizhzhia region - 100. One of the most recent tragic incidents was the death of an 11-year-old boy during the shelling of Novoosynove village in Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region yesterday. On the same day, 5 children aged 14 to 17 were injured as a result of shelling of the city of Dnipro by russian troops.