Russia holds at least 6,000 Ukrainian children in special institutions for 'political re-education'

Reuters reported the information, citing a report by the Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab.

Russia is holding at least 6,000 Ukrainian children in special camps for 'political re-education', and it is likely that the actual number is much higher.

Yale University researchers have identified at least 43 camps and other facilities where Ukrainian children were held. Some of the facilities were disguised as 'recreational' facilities. Thus, all the camps are located in the temporarily occupied Crimea and the Russian Federation. In particular, 7 of them are located in Crimea, 2 in Siberia, and one in the Russian Far East.

"The primary purpose of the camp facilities we've identified appears to be political re-education," Nathaniel Raymond, one of the researchers, said in a briefing to reporters.

The report states that some of the children were placed in foster care in Russia or adopted by Russians. In particular, it is noted that the youngest child was only four months old, the oldest was 17 years old.

• Earlier, it was also reported that the invading Russian forces are going to send to Karelia Ukrainian children currently living in the occupied territory of the Luhansk region.