Researchers have identified hundreds of Ukrainian children from Donetsk and Luhansk regions who were abducted by Russia

Yale University researchers have identified hundreds of Ukrainian children from Donetsk and Luhansk regions who have been abducted by Russia since February 2022. In particular, 148 children are already in Russian databases on child placement. This was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, reports UNN.

Another solid proof of Russian war crimes against Ukraine and Ukrainians is the Yale HRL study. Yale University researchers have identified hundreds of Ukrainian children from Donetsk and Luhansk regions who have been abducted by Russia since February 2022, as well as their places of residence and deportation routes. 148 young Ukrainians are already in Russian databases on child placement, 42 of them are adopted, taken under guardianship or have an appointed Russian Guardian. Another 166 children are placed in Russian families. The report shows the world what Russia is doing to erase Ukraine's identity. How systematic is its policy in this direction 

The president stressed that Ukraine is constantly working to ensure that Ukrainian children have returned home, and all those responsible for the crime of abduction have been punished.

"This is a difficult task, but we are doing everything necessary, and we are grateful to everyone who helps us. Every country, organization, leader – political and public. Only together can we restore justice, which Russia has violated on what scale, protect the future of Ukrainian children and bring them home," the president added.

Recall

Three boys, aged between 12 and 16, who survived the horrors of the Russian occupation, managed to free from the temporarily occupied Left Bank of the Kherson region. The rescue mission was carried out by the charity organization Save Ukraine.