8 Ukrainian children return home from Russian-occupied territories
Eight Ukrainian children have been successfully returned from temporarily occupied territories, the head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak said on Nov. 29.
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4 Ukrainian children return home from Russian-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast
In a statement released on Nov. 15, governor Oleksandr Prokudin said the children who returned home from Russian-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast include four boys, aged between 1.7 and 17. According to the Ukrainian government’s database, Russia has illegally abducted over 19,500 children since February 2022.
1.5 million Ukrainian children at risk of being deported to Russia, ombudsman says
Russia has already abducted more than 20,000 children since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said.
Ukraine names pro-Russian collaborators suspected of forcibly deporting Ukrainian children
One suspect was identified by the Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Investigations Unit in the documentary "Uprooted."
Canada allocates over $7 million for return, reintegration of Ukrainian children
The funds will be directly transferred to UNICEF in Ukraine, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Aug. 21. Canada will also allocate funds to international organizations providing services to Ukrainian children.
Mexico invites Putin to its presidential inauguration, Russian media reports
Mexico has invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin to attend the Oct. 1 inauguration of President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, Russia's Izvestia newspaper reported on Aug. 7, citing the Mexican embassy in Russia.
8 Ukrainian children return home from Russian-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast, governor says
In a statement released on Aug. 3, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokrudin said the eight children who returned home include five girls and three boys, aged between six and 17. The governor thanked the Ukrainian humanitarian NGO Save Ukraine for making the return of the children possible.
Russia's war kills 564 Ukrainian children, wounds 1,487, Prosecutor General’s Office says
Most children were killed or injured in the eastern Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts, where the fighting has been some of the heaviest of the war, with 567 and 407 cases documented by the Ukrainian authorities in each oblast respectively.
Ukraine returned only 800 out of about 20,000 children abducted by Russia, minister says
"We do not know the exact number of children who were taken away. We have managed to establish that it is about 20,000 children, of whom 800 have already been returned," Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.
Governor: 12 Ukrainian children returned from Russian-occupied areas
Over 19,500 children have been confirmed as abducted by Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and fewer than 400 of them have been brought back home, according to the Children of War database.
NGO Save Ukraine rescues 6 children from Russian-occupied territories
Three families escaped from Russian-occupied territories with the help of Save Ukraine. Three out of the six rescued children are half-orphans.
Russia abducted 46 children from foster home in then-occupied Kherson in 2022, NYT reports
All children were transported to the city of Simferopol in Russian-occupied Crimea by Russian authorities connected to the ruling Vladimir Putin's United Russia party.
Moldovan Parliament declares Russia's policies toward Ukraine as genocide
Sixty members of parliament, including 59 from the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), voted in favor of the declaration. Parties with close ties with Moscow refused to participate in the vote.
Reintegration Ministry: 11-year-old boy returned home from Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast
Ukraine returned home an 11-year-old boy who had been separated from his mother in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast for two years, the Reintegration Ministry reported on May 27.
Ombudsman: 13 more children return to Ukraine from Russia with Qatar's assistance
Qatar acts as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia to bring back Ukrainian children illegally held by Russia.
Governor: 6 children brought back from Russian-occupied territory
Save Ukraine, a Ukrainian humanitarian NGO, rescued six more children from Russian-occupied territory, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on May 14.
Governor: 3 children brought back from Russian-occupied territories
At least 19,500 children have been confirmed as abducted by Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Media: Russian politician's wife planned to adopt kidnapped Ukrainian boy, abandoned him due to sickness
The wife of Russian politician Sergey Mironov forcibly took a Ukrainian girl and boy from occupied Kherson to adopt them, but abandoned the boy after it became clear he had ill health, Ukrainian news outlet TSN reported on April 28.
Ukraine passes list of 561 Ukrainian children held in Russia to Qatar, ombudsman says
The list is already being processed by the Russian authorities, according to Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
Ukraine's Mariia Sulialina wins 2024 Civil Rights Defender award
Ukraine's human rights activist Mariia Sulialina has won the 2024 Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award, the organization announced on April 25. Sulialina, who heads the Ukrainian human rights organization Almenda, has been documenting Russia's war crimes against children.
Reintegration Ministry: 17-year-old girl illegally deported to Russia returns to Ukraine
Myroslava, a 17-year-old girl from Ukraine, returned home after she was illegally deported to Russia a year and a half ago, the Reintegration Ministry reported on April 19.
Kyiv Independent's investigation 'Uprooted' wins international media award
The Kyiv Independent's investigative documentary "Uprooted" on Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children has won the 2023 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) award for the Video – Divison I category.
Governor: 4 children brought back from Russian-occupied territory
The four children returned included a 14-year-old girl with a disability, and three boys, one aged 12 and two 15-year-olds.
Ombudsman: 7 more children returned home from Russian-occupied territories
Seven more Ukrainian children, together with their families, were returned home from the Russian-occupied territories in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on April 3.
NGO: Ukrainian teenager illegally deported by Russia returns home
A 17-year-old boy previously illegally deported to Russia from then-occupied Kherson returned to his family in Ukraine, Save Ukraine, a Ukrainian humanitarian NGO that arranged the return, reported on April 2.
Governor: 2 children brought back from Russian captivity
Two boys aged 13 and 15 and their adoptive family were brought from Russian captivity, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on his Telegram channel on March 20.
Reuters: Posterchild of Russia's Ukrainian children deportation program says he was threatened
Denys Kostev, a teenage orphan, was taken from Kherson to occupied Crimea by Russian authorities in fall 2022.
Governor: 5 children returned from Russian captivity
Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said that 35 children have been returned from Russian captivity in occupied parts of Kherson Oblast since the beginning of 2024.
Kherson Governor: 5 children returned from Russian captivity
The NGO Save Ukraine has returned five children and an 18-year-old orphan from Russian-occupied territories, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on March 11.
Ombudsman: 28,000 Ukrainian citizens in Russian captivity
The captives are spread across Russia and the occupied territories, according to Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets. Many are religious figures, journalists, NGO workers, and representatives from local governments, he said.
Ombudsman: 11 more Ukrainian children illegally held by Russia return home
Ukraine managed to return 11 more children deported or illegally held by Russia, including in the occupied territories, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on Feb. 20.
First Lady Zelenska arrives in Latvia
Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Latvia on Jan. 31 for a two-day visit to meet top Latvian officials and participate in the conference "Russia's war on children" in Riga.
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