From: Kyiv Independent by Daria Shulzhenko
Around the world, abducting a child is a serious crime punishable by years behind bars.
But when the kidnapper is Russia, justice remains a distant hope. So does the child’s return home.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has identified over 19,500 childrenwho have been forcibly deported to Russia, Belarus, or occupied territories. So far, only 1,300 of them have been safely brought back.
During their time in Russia, the children are placed in Russian families or camps, often undergo military training, and are subjected to intense propaganda designed to erase their Ukrainian identity…
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