As of August 1, at least 5,754 Ukrainian children were forcibly displaced or deported by the Russians, 693 children were injured, 358 were killed, and 203 were missing as a result of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Source: President’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights and Child Rehabilitation Daria Gerasymchuk
“As of today, 693 children are injured, 358 have died, and 203 are missing. And at least 5,754 have been forcibly displaced and deported,” Gerasymchuk said.
According to her, law enforcement officers found 4,039 wanted children, and 47 children were returned from deportation. And this is according to the fact that the aggressor country declares at least 450 thousand displaced and deported children to the territory of Russia.
“And they [Russians – ed.] have no intention of returning our children to us. Ukraine has never before faced such a threat to the life and freedom of a child. Therefore, now more than ever, it is important to receive information about them as comprehensively and promptly as possible in order to record, investigate crimes and rescue Ukrainian children,” Gerasymchuk emphasized.
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