Russia illegally detains 4,396 orphans from Ukraine

This was reported by Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, the website of the Ministry of Reintegration writes.

"In this matter, the assistance of the international community is very important to us. A pool of international leaders who have expressed their public support for such a coalition is already being formed. Among them are Ursula von der Leyen, Mateusz Morawiecki and others. There should also be a mediator. It can be anyone: International Committee of the Red Cross, UNHCR, UNICEF, etc. I hope that such a platform will start operating soon," said Vereshchuk.

In addition, according to her, the Coordination Council for Child Protection and Safety, chaired by the Head of the Office of the Ukrainian President Andriy Yermak, is working to form an international coalition to return Ukrainian orphans and punish those responsible for crimes against Ukrainian children.

• Since February 24, 2022, Russia has taken the lives of 467 Ukrainian children as of April 7, 2023.