Russia stole 46 children from Kherson – NYT

At the beginning of a massive raid, the aggressor country took 46 children from Kherson, whose whereabouts are still unknown. This was stated in a NYT article on Sunday, June 2.

It is implied that the children were taken from the orphanage.

Journalists stressed that although Russian officials say they “saved the children,” what happened to them “could be a war crime.”

In turn, the head of the Presidential Office, Andrei Yermak, who commented on the article, pointed out that Russia not only refused to cooperate with the return of the children, but also tried to “re-educate” them.

Thus, some of them were adopted by Russian families, while others remained in boarding schools.

“Ukrainian families experience severe emotional trauma due to separation from their children, and children face the pressure of assimilation to new conditions,” said Ermak.

He emphasized that Ukraine is calling on the international community to increase pressure on the Russian Federation to return the children, but the process is complicated by political and bureaucratic obstacles.

“International organizations such as the UN continue to work to ensure the return of the children, but quick results are difficult to achieve due to the resistance from the Russian authorities and the difficult international situation,” said Ermak.

He emphasized that families divorced by war continue to hope for the reunification of their children.

“This issue remains one of the most painful topics for the Ukrainian war-affected society. We are working hard to restore everything,” the head of the Office of the President summed up the situation.

On vacation to the occupiers: the Russian Federation intensifies the deportation of Ukrainian children