According to the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, six children were returned to Ukraine from the Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhia and Kherson regions.
Points of attention
- Six Ukrainian children were returned from Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, where they were pressured to accept Russian schools and citizenship.
- The documentary 'Mutilated Childhood' exposes Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children, showcasing the tragic stories of young victims during the war between Russia and Ukraine.
- Parents of the returned children speak out against Russia's coercion tactics, emphasizing the pressure on Ukrainian children to embrace Russian culture and citizenship.
- The heartbreaking experiences shared in the documentary highlight the urgent need to protect children's rights in conflict zones, focusing on the atrocities faced by Ukrainian children at the hands of Russian aggressors.
- Experts featured in the documentary provide insights on protecting children's rights in conflict zones, emphasizing the impact of Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children from occupied territories.
What is known about the return to Ukraine of children from the territories occupied by the Russian Federation
The parents of the returned children note that the Russian occupiers forced young Ukrainians to go to Russian schools and celebrate holidays and sacred dates of the aggressor country.
They also put pressure on these children to obtain Russian citizenship.
Russians also conducted groundless searches in one of the families.
One of the families has already visited the Center for the Protection of Children's Rights... Another family was dealt with by our employees from the regional office of the Cherkasy region, Lubinets emphasized.
What is known about the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia
In 2023, the Online.UA team presented the documentary "Mutilated Childhood", which reveals the truth about Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
The film contains real stories of children and their families who suffered from Russia's war against Ukraine, comments by leading scientists, psychologists, lawyers and experts on the protection of children's rights.
The heroes of the tape went through Russian captivity, torture, abduction to a health camp, some were separated from their parents during the so-called filtering measures.
