The Ukrainian Ministry of Reintegration reported on Tuesday that a total of 19,514 Ukrainian children have been illegally deported by Russia, while 4,390 are in the occupied territories.
“The collected data will be used by Ukrainian and international investigators to prosecute those responsible for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children,” the ministry wrote on the Telegram social network.
Last week, Ukraine said Moscow has “repeatedly” blocked the return of Ukrainian minors after they were deported to Russian territory, despite admitting it has received signs that Russia could begin the return of the children, the Ukrainian government said. office Ukrinform.
Russia has guaranteed that 56 Ukrainian children taken to centers for minors in Crimea and Krasnodar are willing to return to their families.
The data was released just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Alekseievna Lvova-Belovapor for alleged war crimes related to the forced deportation of Ukrainian minors.
Source: DN
