Eight Ukrainian children aged 6-17 return home from Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast thanks to NGO Save Ukraine, with 162 children returned in 2024, reports Oblast chief Oleksandr Prokudin.
Russia automatically grants citizenship to displaced Ukrainian orphans in contravention of international law and Ukrainian rights, aiming to assimilate the children and prevent their return, Ukraine's MFA says.
An international coalition has been established to tackle Russia's ongoing abduction of Ukrainian children. The initiative aims to ensure the safe return of these children to their families.
Three Ukrainian children, previously forcibly deported to Russia, are set for release to Qatari officials, signaling Qatar's larger goal of repatriating abducted Ukrainian children, according to a Reuters source.
First-hand accounts depict the hunger, homesickness, and violence kidnapped kids endure at propaganda centers training them to be Russian. One boy, forcefully adopted into Russia, has never seen his mother again.