2.5 million Ukrainian people, including 38,000 children, have been deported to Russia
Khrystyna Hayovyshyn, the Deputy Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN, said during the United Nations Security Council meeting on September 7, 2022, that Ukrainians who were forcibly deported to Russia or Russian-controlled territories were being tortured and killed. Source: Deputy Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Khrystyna Hayovyshyn According to Deputy...
Ukraine returned almost 600 people from Russian captivity
Oleksandr Smirnov, head of the National Information Bureau of Ukraine reported on September 4, 2022, that almost 600 people have been returned from Russian captivity – about 100 civilians and the rest are military personnel. The process of returning people to the territory of Ukraine is very difficult. Source: Oleksandr Smirnov, head of the...
The Russians have deported more than 5,700 Ukrainian children since the beginning of the war
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,...
Lithuanian Seimas recognized moving Ukrainians to Russia as deportation
The Lithuanian Seimas has recognized the moving of Ukrainians to Russia as the deportation of the Ukrainian people and has called on the international community to also recognize this and to prosecute those who organize or participate in the forced deportation of Ukrainians. Source: The Lithuanian Seimas This decision was adopted by the...