Ukrainian children abducted by Russia left with psychological scars, campaigners say

Lucerne, Switzerland Reuters Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children is an attempt to steal the country’s future and has left the youngsters with deep psychological scars, campaigners from Ukraine said on the weekend as they called for international efforts to bring them home. Kyiv says about 20,000 children have been taken to Russia or Russian-occupied territory […]
Relocated children: Posterchild for Russia’s removal of Ukraine orphans says he was coached, threatened

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Ukrainian orphans taste freedom after fleeing Russian occupation

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters There it was, on a terrace behind a Kyiv cafe. A ping pong table. After nearly a year and a half locked away in hiding under Russian occupation, followed by a daring escape last month, Ilona Pavliuk, 16, could hardly believe it was OK to just stop and play. “People are so […]