# Meduza investigation finds at least 940 children killed in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/96945

- Meduza, 2026-10-12 18:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/12/how-many-children-have-been-killed-in-russia-s-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine-a-new-meduza-investigation-finds-at-least-940

> Meduza’s review of public information found that at least 940 children had died in the war by early September 2026: 873 in Ukraine and 67 in Russia. The outlet counted deaths by where they occurred and says the figure is a minimum; the actual toll is almost certainly higher.

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