Key points
- Seven children aged 13 to 17 were returned from temporarily occupied territories.
- Among them are orphans and children who experienced psychological pressure in the occupied areas.
- The return was carried out as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative.
- Since the start of the full-scale invasion, 2,070 children have already been returned home.
Seven Ukrainian children aged 13 to 17 have been returned from temporarily occupied territories (TOT), the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, reported.
Among those returned is a 13-year-old boy who became an orphan after losing both parents in the Kherson region.
He is now safe and will be reunited with his sister.
– Dmytro Lubinets.
Two brothers, aged 13 and 16, who remained under the temporary care of their cousin following the death of their parents to avoid being separated or placed in a specialised institution, have also been returned.
Although the boys clearly expressed their desire to reunite with their sister in territory controlled by Ukraine, representatives of the children’s service and police in the TOT, without the presence of a legal guardian, subjected them to psychological pressure and intimidation, attempting to change their decision.
– Dmytro Lubinets.
The brothers will now be under their sister’s care.
Additionally, a 14-year-old boy, who had not seen his mother for more than four years, has been returned.
The children were brought back through the Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, 2,070 children have already been returned to Ukraine under this programme.
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