Ukraine Successfully Returns Three More Children From Russian-Occupied Regions

Three more Ukrainian children have been successfully brought back from Russian-occupied territory, thanks to a rescue mission organized by the charity organization Save Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, announced on March 27.

“Among them is a child of a Ukrainian soldier who stopped speaking due to the horrors of occupation, a toddler whose mother was threatened with having her child taken away and sent to an orphanage, and a teenager who has finally reunited with their family after a long separation and constant threats from the occupiers,” Yermak said.

Earlier, The United Nations condemned Russia for inflicting “unimaginable suffering” on millions of Ukrainian children.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, the rights of Ukrainian children have been severely violated, with lasting physical and psychological effects, according to UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk.

The report highlighted widespread abuses in the four Ukrainian regions temporarily occupied by Russia, including summary executions, arbitrary detention, torture, and sexual violence. It also documented instances of children being forced into military-patriotic training and subjected to a Russian school curriculum, both violations of international humanitarian law.

In addition, the UN reported the transfer of at least 200 Ukrainian children to Russia and Russian-occupied territories, which it described as potential war crimes. The number is likely much higher.

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