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Ukraine Gains Return Of Three Additional Children Taken By Russia


Andriy Yermak
Andriy Yermak

Ukraine, with the help of Qatar, has been able to gain the return of three more children who had been abducted and taken into Russian hands, according to Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian presidential office. Yermak said two of the children -- born in 2008 and 2012 -- had been reunited with their mothers. The third child was reunited with his mother on the territory of Georgia, he said, without providing details. According to official Ukrainian data, 19,546 children have been illegally taken and sent to Russia since the start of Russia’s invasion on February 24, 2022. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, click here.

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