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This Week in Ukraine Ep. 13 – How, and why, Russia kidnaps thousands of Ukrainian children

by Anastasiia Lapatina and Toma Istomina June 23, 2023 4:59 PM 1 min read
The 13th episode of "This Week in Ukraine" features Kyiv Independent deputy chief editor Toma Istomina, who discusses Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children. "This Week in Ukraine" is a weekly podcast hosted by the Kyiv Independent' reporter Anastasiia Lapatina, and is released on YouTube and audio platforms every Friday. (Cover image by Nizar Al-Rifai)
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Episode #13 of our weekly video podcast “This Week in Ukraine” is dedicated to a massive Russian scheme to kidnap tens of thousands of Ukrainian children, place them in re-education camps, and give them up for adoption to Russian families.

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent deputy chief editor Toma Istomina.

Listen to the audio version of the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, and other platforms.

"This Week in Ukraine" is released on YouTube and audio platforms every Friday.

It is edited by Anthony Bartaway, Anna Yakutenko, and Alex Kisly.

“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent’s reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues.

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