Six more children were returned from the temporarily occupied territories

Six more children were returned from the temporarily occupied territories

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 13 2024, 08:10 AM  •  27506 views

Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported the return of 6 children from the occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. The families were subjected to pressure from the occupiers, and the children were forced to attend Russian schools.

Six Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions have been returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine. This was reported by Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, UNN reports.

We managed to return 6 Ukrainian children from the TOT to their homeland. Families with children from Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions are now in safety, which was sorely lacking

- The Ombudsman wrote in Telegram. 

According to the parents, their children were forced to attend a Russian school and celebrate Russian holidays, and were pressured to obtain Russian-issued documents. In addition, armed Russians broke into the families' homes and conducted unreasonable searches, Lubinets said.

The Ombudsman reminded that if your child has disappeared and you, as his or her legal representative, do not know his or her whereabouts, you should inform the National Police of Ukraine by calling 102. If you are convinced that your child has been deported to Russia or is in the TOT, you should notify the Ombudsman's Office in addition to the police.

Contacts: hotline 0 800 50 17 20 - within Ukraine, 044 299 74 08 - for calls from abroad, e-mail - [email protected]

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