Russia kills 12 in Ukraine as Kyiv mourns 707 children killed since 2022

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Twelve people died and dozens more were wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine, the latest strikes to puncture a grinding conflict now in its fifth year. The casualties coincided with Ukraine's commemoration of 707 children killed since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022, a toll that has made civilian deaths, particularly among minors, a defining feature of the war. The attacks underscore how daily combat continues to exact a steady price on Ukrainian civilians even as international attention ebbs and flows.