We are talking about a 13-year-old girl who, together with her mother, lived in occupation from the first weeks of a full-scale war that Russia unleashed. For more than three years, she maintained contact with her grandparents living in the territory controlled by Ukraine, and dreamed of moving to them.
Her mother also wanted to leave, but did not dare for a long time because of the risks of the road. In the end, they decided that the daughter would go the first.
Bring Kids Back UA also thanked the Helping to Leave team for help in organizing this evacuation.
“Today, the girl is already on free Ukrainian land – next to relatives who have not seen for more than three years. We will continue to make every effort to return the home of every Ukrainian child,” the report said.
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By By the Ukrainian National Information Bureau for prisoners of war deported and missing, Russia deported or forcibly moved more than 19 thousand minor Ukrainians since the beginning of a full -scale invasion.
On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant of the illegitimate President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the Russian children's ombudsman Maria Lvovo-Belova for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children.
On April 27, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution in which the deportation of Ukrainian children was called genocide.
The Russian Federation abducted more than 20 thousand Ukrainian children, another 1.5 million can be deported, said Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets in October 2024.
