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How Ukraine is building a system of returning, reintegrating, and protecting children abducted by Russia

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How Ukraine is building a system of returning, reintegrating, and protecting children abducted by Russia

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, one of its most disturbing and least visible crimes has targeted Ukraine’s most vulnerable: our children. Under occupation, Russia has orchestrated the forced transfer of thousands of Ukrainian children into Russia or Russian-controlled territories. There, they face illegal adoption, involuntary Russian citizenship, and aggressive assimilation designed to sever their ties to Ukraine.

This is not a humanitarian crisis — it is a war crime. And the world h

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  • The problem I foresee, is that getting the children back, might prove the easiest part of the work (which is a gargantuan task). Restoring these children back to whom they were before being abducted and brainwashed, will be a longer road. I pray for them.

    • it took a friend of mine 17 years to recover from the heinous manipulation she suffered at the hands of the russian government.

      • 17 years to recover.

        Unbelievably harsh and reality check about what Ruz abuse does to people. Very sad situation, though thumbs up he/she has recovered!

        Ed: your friend could be he or she ofc.

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