# Thousands of children and young people have become casualties of Ukrainian aggression in DPR, senator says

https://mins.news/en/item/61461

- TASS, 2026-09-16 18:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2188673

> Russian Senator Alexander Voloshin, representing the Donetsk People’s Republic, said Ukrainian shelling had killed or injured about 4,000–5,000 children and young people in the region since 2022. He put total civilian casualties there since the start of the special military operation at around 22,000.

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