At least 23 children were injured or killed in the military conflict zone in Donbas in 2018, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE SMM) has said.
“OSCE SMM is saddened by the news that three children were killed and two injured this weekend in eastern Ukraine. At least 23 kids already injured/killed in 2018 alone. Children continue to be the victims of the ongoing conflict,” the OSCE SMM said on Twitter on Oct. 1.
As reported, on Sept. 30, four teenagers tripped a mine in Horlivka, which is located on a part of Donetsk region that is not under the control of the Ukrainian government; three of them died, another boy was hospitalized in serious condition.
