Ukraine said Moscow has “repeatedly” blocked the return of Ukrainian minors after they were deported to Russian territory.
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Ukraine’s Reintegration Ministry reported on Tuesday that a total of 19,514 Ukrainian children were 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 claimed that Moscow had “repeatedly” blocked the return of Ukrainian minors after they were deported to Russian territory, despite admitting that it had received signals that Russia might start returning the children, the Ukrainian news agency reported. ukrinform.
International Criminal Court identifies ‘hundreds of Ukrainian children’ deported to Russia and issues arrest warrant for Putin
Russia has assured that 56 Ukrainian children, interned in centers for minors in Crimea and Krasnodar, they are ready to return to their families.
The data was published a few days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin and acPresidential Ombudsman for Children’s Rights of RussiaMaria Alekseievna Lvova-Belovapor, for alleged war crimes related to the forced deportation of Ukrainian minors.
Source: Observadora
