Ukraine returns six children from Russian-occupied territories

Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets reported the information.

According to parents, their children in the occupied territories were forced to attend Russian schools and celebrate Russian holidays, and were pressured to obtain Russian-issued documents.

"In addition, armed Russians broke into families' homes and conducted unreasonable searches. The feeling of disenfranchisement, restriction, and the realization of what the future holds for the children was the impetus for the departure," Lubinets says.

Photo: Dmytro Lubinets

Currently, one of the returned families has already visited the Child Protection Center, where a team of representatives of NGOs, charities, and government agencies discussed the provision of necessary assistance.

The other family was handled by employees from the Cherkasy regional office. They engaged the assistance of the NGO Association of Large Families Kryla and Caritas-Spes Ukraine.

• A 24-year-old woman, whom Russia attempted to send to a boarding school for people with disabilities, has been returned from the temporarily occupied Donetsk region.