Over 1700 children are considered missing in Ukraine due to war – Ministry of Internal Affairs
More than 52,000 Ukrainians, including 1,700 children, are currently listed in the national missing persons registry.
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy asks G20 to stand up for Ukrainian children abducted by Russian troops during war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on G20 nations to take action for the return of one thousand Ukrainian children each abducted by Russia during the conflict.
Polish Sejm condemns Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children in new resolution
The resolution calls for the return of these children and hold Russia accountable for violating human rights laws.
EU to donate 1 million more textbooks for children to Ukraine
Ukraine is set to receive one million more textbooks from the European Union, supplementing the 500,000 already delivered.
UK intel: Russia introduces new military training for teens to foster “patriotism”
As the new school year begins, Russia launches a military training program for teens, part of a broader strategy to instill "patriotism," prepare youth for military service, and counter perceived ideological shifts by reinforcing "traditional values" and militarization, per UK intelligence.
Russia transports Luhansk school students to Siberian military range for “young fighter” course
Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast chief reported that Russian forces relocated pupils from occupied Bilovodsk to a military range near Novosibirsk, Russia, for intensive military training.
Russian missile strike hits Sumy orphanage in residential area, injuring 13, including two children
Russian forces launched a missile strike on Sumy, targeting an educational facility housing a children's rehabilitation center and orphanage. The attack injured at least 13, including two children.
Russians to train schoolchildren from occupied Luhansk for war against Ukraine
Students are being taken to Russian military camps for combat training, according to the Luhansk Regional State Administration.
Russian missile barrage devastates Kyiv children’s hospital, kills dozens across Ukraine
This morning, 8 July 2024, Russian forces launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine
Russia illegally holds under arrest over 14,000 Ukrainian citizens – Ombudsman
Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said that that efforts to secure their return proving exceptionally challenging.
FT: Ukrainian children deported to Russia listed on adoption websites with false identities
In March last year, the International Criminal Court issued warrants for the arrest of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Children’s Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova on war crimes charges related to the abduction of Ukrainian children.
Three children, including 8-year-old, returned from Russian occupation
Kherson Governor says 3 kids returned safely thanks to Save Ukraine organisation efforts. Over 359 children reunited with families so far despite Russian obstacles.
Russians teach Ukrainian children “Russian values” in occupied territories
Russians on Ukrainian occupied territories forcing "moral foundations of family life" lessons on students. Pushing traditional gender roles - women must birth soldiers, men die for "fatherland."
Russia kills on average two kids daily in Ukraine since 2022 – UNICEF
UN verified at least 1,993 child casualties in Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, admitting that the actual toll is probably much higher.
Prosecutor General: Russian aggression killed 546 children, injured 1,330 injured during all-out war
Since February 2022, Russian military actions in Ukraine have resulted in 546 child fatalities and 1,330 injuries, with Donetsk and Kharkiv among the most affected oblasts, reports the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office.
Ukrainian volunteers help family escape Russian occupation in Kherson Oblast
Ukrainian volunteers helped evacuating a family from occupied part of Kherson Oblast.
First five underground schools to be built in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Zaporizhzhia authorities have laid out plans to construct five underground schools initially, with long-term goals of 10 such facilities.
Pro-Russian military instructors bring rifles to Belarus schools to prepare children for war against EU
Concerns rise over the "Lessons of Courage" program, militarizing children in Belarus.
UNICEF reports 40% increase in children killed in Ukraine this year due to war
In the first quarter of 2024 alone, 25 children have been killed in Russian attacks, with the death toll including infants as young as two months.
Russia introduces drone course to prepare children in occupied regions for war against Ukraine
Russia has enforced a new educational curriculum in all schools across the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, introducing a course on operating unmanned aerial vehicles for children.