Ukraine brings 2,000 children home from Russian captivity through Bring Kids Back initiative
Zelenskyy says work continues as tens of thousands remain under Russian control.
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Putin selfies for homework: NYT reveals life inside Russia’s occupation schools
Assignments include watching Putin's speeches and uploading a selfie with his face on screen
1966 math books, Russian films, no license: Ukraine exposes underground brainwashing school at monastery commemorating Patriarch Kirill
The monastery sheltered DPR fighter in 2018.
War made Ukrainian children “more responsible.” It also gave them PTSD
"I became more responsible and focused," says Eva, 13, proudly. But while Ukrainian teens celebrate their newfound maturity, child psychologists see something darker: 37% show dangerous stress levels, and "losing childhood creates consequences in adult life."
Sumy opens first underground school as Ukraine builds 170 safe education facilities
Hundreds of students in Sumy have returned to in-person classes in the city's first underground school, where they can study protected from shelling that has become routine in the oblast
Children’s stress in Ukraine jumps 10% in one year as anxiety spreads from parents to kids
Girls aged 10-13 are experiencing the sharpest spike in stress levels among Ukrainian youth, with 40% showing increased anxiety over the past year
“She should be killed”: Ukrainian schoolgirl among 17 children returned from occupied territories
Seventeen children have been returned to Ukraine from occupied territories, the Bring Kids Back UA initiative reports. Among…
13-year-old walked 9km to cross into Russia. What happened next shocked his mother
"I just waited to go home," said Dmytro, who spent more than eight months in a Russian children's shelter after crossing the border from Finland at age 13. The Ukrainian boy was reunited with his mother in Kyiv earlier this month
Eight children returned from occupation: sisters bullied for Ukrainian language, boy hid from Russians
FSB threatened to take an 18-month-old from his mother over a Ukrainian soldier's contact in her phone. The boy was among eight children returned from occupation last week.
Ukrainian teenagers escape Russian “reeducation camps” and forced military conscription
Maria wore traditional Ukrainian vyshyvanka to Russian school and argued with teachers about Ukraine, resulting in classmates calling her "ukropka" and beating her while teachers threatened her mother with loss of parental rights.
UN criticizes Russia’s proposal to exchange Ukrainian children for prisoners of war
Moscow acknowledges holding Ukrainian children while proposing to exchange them for Russian prisoners of war, prompting UN condemnation of using civilians as "bargaining chips" in violation of international humanitarian law.
Bedtime stories and ballistics: How Ukraine’s children are growing up fast
Ukrainian psychologist Oksana Pisareva says kids in therapy talk about missiles, not monsters.
Czech court convicts teacher for calling Ukrainian soldiers “Nazis” in classroom
She also told teenagers that the war in Ukraine was fake.
European Parliament adopts resolution on return of Ukrainian children
The European Parliament condemned Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children in a resolution that calls for their immediate return and demands accountability for what it terms a "genocidal strategy."
Ukrainian parliament calls Crimean child adoptions “genocide” as European Court takes case
European Court of Human Rights examines case of ten Ukrainian children illegally adopted from Crimea after Russia's 2014 annexation, with Ukraine arguing these actions constitute genocide amid broader deportation crisis.
Putin signs law allowing teen employment in state-run “brigades” as Russia’s GDP growth hits two-year low
Putin signs law permitting teenage employment in state-run organizations as Russia's economy slows to 0.8% growth amid war expenditures, 21% interest rates, and severe labor shortages in critical sectors.
UN: Kryvyi Rih strike is Russian deadliest attack on Ukrainian children since war began
United Nations confirms April 4 missile strike on Kryvyi Rih playground killed nine children in what investigators call "reckless disregard for civilian life" that may constitute a war crime under international law.
Russians vaccinate Luhansk children with uncertified drugs
Russian occupation authorities are conducting mass vaccination of children under six in Luhansk using uncertified vaccines of unknown origin.
Blood-soaked uniforms and bedtime stories: How war reshapes Ukrainian motherhood
For Ukrainian mothers, drone classes have replaced leisure, medical ID bracelets have become essential accessories, and a perpetually bleeding heart has become the price of loving more fiercely than ever before.
Rubio confirms US halts program tracking 30,000 Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
Yale researchers' database documenting Russia's systematic deportation of Ukrainian children will be transferred to international authorities as Trump administration terminates nearly all foreign aid programs.