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War in Ukraine: Kyiv searches its 16,200 children deported from Russia one by one

A photograph taken in 2022 shows children’s toys among the rubble of a collapsed house in the town of Borodianka, northwest of Kyiv, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Fountain: AFP

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Only 324 out of at least 16,200 children Those estimated to have been deported and held in Russia have so far returned to Ukraine, with families, voluntary funds and the state considering each case on a case-by-case basis, with no single mechanism for their repatriation.

The main problem is the lack of location information childrenOlga Erokhina, press officer of the Save the World humanitarian fund, explains to Efe. Ukraine”.

“Russia You must provide lists of the children you are holding. They didn’t. In some cases children transmitted through Russia without their relatives knowing where they are,” he explained.

Only a small part of them were able to return. Their relatives have to overcome expensive multi-day trips, from Ukraine to places scattered all over Russiauntil these minors are reinstated.

“Keep Ukraine”helps organize transportation, provides legal assistance and covers travel costs that are often prohibitive for those who have lost their homes and source of income to the Russian invasion. The organization has already helped rebuild 61 children.

A group of 17 returned from Russia with their families on Wednesday. All of them were transferred to Russia from the regions of Kharkov and Kherson regions occupied by his troops.

Return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia

Return of Ukrainian children deported from Russia | Fountain: AFP

“These children are now from Russia”

After the recapture of these areas by the Ukrainian army last fall, the Russians refused to return. One of children Upon arrival, he told the local Grunt media that they were systematically beaten for expressing pro-Ukrainian positions. He assured that they were threatened: “The Russians said they would give us up for adoption.”

They went so far as to lie to him, saying that his parents “refused to let him come back”. When their mother contacted the director of the Russian camp where they were held, she replied: “You won’t return them anyway. These kids are now Russia”.

The Foundation documents these cases and refers them to the International Criminal Court.

“Number 16 210 children deported refers only to documented cases,” explained Daria Gerasimchuk, Commissioner for Human Rights Childin an interview with the Ukrainian-language channel of the German international television Deutsche Welle.

The Commissioner stressed that a significant part Ukraine She’s still busy, so it’s hard to figure that figure.

The abduction of these minors can take many forms: some are deported after being separated from their parents, due to their death, or because they are in orphanages. According to Gerasimchuk, residents of the occupied regions are also being pressured to send their children “to a safe place” to “summer camps”.

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Inessa stands with her son Vitaly after a bus carrying him and more than a dozen other children from Russian-controlled territory arrived in Kyiv on March 22, 2023. | Fountain: AFP

The Commissioner believes that Russia intends to use children “populate their nation”: “All their actions indicate that they do not plan to return the children. The Russian Federation has simplified the procedures for adoption and change of citizenship for them,” he said.

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Gerasimchuk confirmed that a great team is working on the restoration. childrenwithout revealing any details, route or scenery. “If we discuss just one scenario, next time it won’t work.”

Erokhina pointed out to EFE that the huge international outcry accepting the issue seems to have improved things a bit.

“Before, the Russians only delivered children one of the parents. The notarized power of attorney of one of them or the presence of another relative was not enough, which in many cases made it impossible to return children. During our last mission, they agreed to allow some of the children to return to Ukraine with our team,” he explains.

Team “Save Ukraine”hopes that the initiative announced yesterday by European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen will help thousands children deported Ukrainians to return to their country.

Von der Leyen and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced yesterday they were organizing a conference to help find 16,200 children Ukrainians deported Russia. The goal of the initiative is to help international organizations get information about these childrenincluding those who, after deportation, were adopted or transferred to Russian foster families.

(As reported by EFE)

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