
Children pay the heaviest price as Ukraine war drives casualties to a new high
June 2026 saw 123 child casualties in Ukraine (7 killed, 116 injured), the highest since April 2022, as increasingly powerful missiles destroy apartment buildings; Save the Children says its Ukraine operation has reached over 4.7 million people, including 1.9 million children (with about 448,000 receiving education support) since February 2022.

