Kremlin uses church to erase identities of deported Ukrainian kids
A joint investigation found the Russian Orthodox Church actively engaged in destroying the ukrainian identities of children deported from occupied areas.
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NYT: Russians illegally move Ukrainian children from Kherson foster home to annexed Crimea
The New York Times identified 22 children out of 46 from Kherson Children’s Home, now listed for adoption in Russia, all of whom Russian authorities forcibly took to annexed Crimea before Kherson was liberated from Russian occupation in 2022; some of the kids still have their birth parents alive in Ukraine.
Ombudsman: Ukraine provides Qatar list of 561 children deported to Russia
Qatar agrees to help secure return of orphans & children without parental care, estimated at over 3,600. As of Jan 2024, 518 kids brought back.
Ukrainian NGO repatriates six more children from Russian occupation
Save Ukraine returned 290 children from Ukraine’s Russian-occupied territories in total, while the official number of illegally deported children stands at 19,546, representing only the documented cases.
“Welcome to hell”: UN report exposes Russia’s systematic torture, killings, and crimes against humanity in Ukraine
"No creature alive deserves to be treated like Russians treat Ukrainians in their detention facilities," a Ukrainian POW told the UN commission
Russian forces attempt to turn Ukrainian teenagers into soldiers – CNN
In a disturbing violation of human rights, Russia is forcibly deporting Ukrainian teenagers, attempting to conscript them into the Russian armed forces.
10 Ukrainian children rescued from Russian occupation
The Ukrainian children were subjected to forced indoctrination, including singing the Russian anthem and writing letters to occupying soldiers.
Canada, Ukraine launch int’l coalition to return children deported by Russia
The coalition aims to collaborate with numerous countries worldwide, leveraging their collective influence to exert pressure on Moscow to secure the return of Ukrainian children.
Ukrainian NGO returns home four more children from Russian-occupied south
"Today, our Save Ukraine team brought back four more children from the occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. These children range in age from 0 to 16 years old" - NGO
Canada FM Joly visits Ukraine to get Russia to return Ukrainian children
During her two-day unannounced visit to Ukraine, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Joly will push for international support in reversing Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children.
Rights official: Russia using fake diagnoses to abduct Ukrainian children
Russia is utilizing at least six methods to forcibly relocate Ukrainian children onto its territory, according to Daria Herasymchuk, Ukraine's President's Commissioner for Children's Rights and Rehabilitation of Children.
Ukraine returns four abducted children from Russian captivity
So far, Ukraine has returned over 500 children illegally deported to Russia, amid official estimates of 20,000 minors being forcibly taken in total.
Ukraine condemns Russia’s citizenship decree for displaced children
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.
Ombudsman: Putin issues order granting Russian citizenship to Ukrainian children
Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets warns that there is a possibility that no Ukrainian child will remain in Russia, as they could all become Russian citizens within the next three months.
Ukraine repatriates another teenager illegally deported to Russia
17-year-old Oleksandr illegally displaced from Russian-occupied Mariupol to Moscow region in April 2022, recently returned home thanks to civil society and government efforts.
More deported Ukrainian children arrive in Belarus, Lukashenka confirms
Belarus hosts more Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas, promising to “make their childhood happier,” and declaring them part of the Belarusian family, Belarusian President Lukashenka said during a charity event in Minsk
Ukraine returns three more kids from Russian-occupied territories on Christmas eve
Before Christmas, Ukraine brought back from Russian-occupied territories an eight-year-old who faced the threat of forced adoption in Russia and two 18-year-olds who might have been drafted to fight against Ukraine.
Three more children returned to Ukraine from Russia and occupied areas
The children successfully returned to Ukraine under President's "Bring Kids Back UA" initiative.
Int’l coalition formed in Ukraine to bring back Ukrainian kids forcibly deported by Russia
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.
Russia to release six Ukrainian children amid Qatar mediation
Qatar maintains its key role as a mediator, successfully securing the release of six more Ukrainian children and facilitating their reunion with their families in Ukraine.