15 children returned from temporarily occupied territories

15 children were evacuated from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

This was reported on the page of the initiative of the President of Ukraine “Bring Kids Back UA”.

Among the evacuees: 18-year-old Nikita, 17-year-old Ivan, and 13-year-old Daria. Nikita was in hiding to avoid forced mobilization in the Russian Federation. He also did not go to Russian school, continuing his studies online.

Ivan was also forced to register for military service, and his brother was kidnapped by the Russians and held captive for six months. Daria hid at home to avoid going to Russian school.

• According to the Children of War initiative, as of June 23, the Russians had deported or forcibly relocated 20 610 Ukrainian children. So far, 2 311 children have been returned.
• The deportation of Ukrainian children is one of Russiaʼs war crimes, for which the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin and the Russian Childrenʼs Ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova.

Author: Khrystyna Pitsuriak

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