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Will Igor Sechin and Alexey Miller be held accountable for crimes against Ukrainian children

Russian state-owned energy giants were implicated in the deportation of Ukrainian children, with new research linking companies affiliated with Gazprom and Rosneft to the transfer and re-education of minors from occupied territories, raising fresh questions about corporate complicity in potential war crimes and genocide.

30 April, 07:45 PM

Thousands of teddy bears cover Capitol to protest Russian abduction of Ukrainian children

An installation featuring 20,000 teddy bears was displayed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to symbolize Ukrainian children abducted by Russia and to demand their safe return, Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna reported on April 24.

24 April, 11:45 AM

20k plush bears fill Washington to honor stolen Ukrainian children

An installation made of 20k teddy bears was set up in downtown Washington D.C. to symbolize the Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, highlighting the need to bring them back and to hold Russia accountable, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Olha Stefanishyna wrote on April 24.

24 April, 10:00 AM

UK confronts Russia over mass child deportations at UN Security Council

UK issued a blistering condemnation of Russia at the UN Security Council, accusing the Kremlin of using tens of thousands of kidnapped Ukrainian children as "instruments of war", Ukrinform reported on Feb. 24.

25 February, 11:49 AM

U.S. first lady backchannels Kremlin over abducted Ukrainian children

U.S. first lady Melania Trump remains in contact with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's team in an effort to secure the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, Reuters reported on Feb. 4.

5 February, 08:35 AM

Melania Trump reports return of seven Ukrainian children to their families

Seven more children — six boys and one girl — have been reunited with their families in Ukraine, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump announced on Dec. 4, according to the White House.

4 December 2025, 08:50 PM

Russia sends kidnapped Ukrainian kids to North Korea 're-education' camps

Russia is deporting abducted Ukrainian children to “re-education” camps — not only in Russia and Belarus, but even in North Korea, human rights lawyer Kateryna Rashevska said at U.S. Senate hearings on Dec. 3.

4 December 2025, 10:25 AM

UN exposes Moscow’s child abductions, demands their immediate return

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution demanding that Russia immediately return all forcibly deported Ukrainian children at its session on Dec. 3.

4 December 2025, 09:30 AM

Von der Leyen sets out EU’s core principles for a just peace plan for Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined key principles that must guide any future peace agreement for Ukraine, stressing that the plan under discussion among EU and G7 leaders must secure a “just and lasting” end to Russia’s war.

23 November 2025, 07:35 PM

Ukraine tracks hundreds of child abduction sites across Russia

Ukraine has identified approximately 400 locations across Russia where abducted Ukrainian children are being held, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Telegram on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 02:28 PM

Putin responsive on abducted Ukrainian children—FLOTUS

First Lady of the United States Melania Trump announced she has an “open channel of communication” with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin when it comes to reuniting Ukrainian children abducted to Russia with their families.

10 October 2025, 10:43 PM

Ukrainian intelligence hacks Crimean occupation servers, uncovers lists of abducted children

Cyber specialists of Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) have once again gained full access to the computers and servers of the self-proclaimed occupation authorities in Crimea, sources in HUR cited by NV reported on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 01:09 PM

Yale study exposes Russia’s vast network of camps for kidnapped Ukrainian kids - NV analysis

Yale researchers have named an exact — though not final — number of facilities where Russians train abducted Ukrainian minors to fight and assemble drones, NV wrote in its analysis, published on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 09:31 AM

Kellogg reveals details of Melania Trump’s letter to Putin

U.S. special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg disclosed details of a letter First Lady Melania Trump sent to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, RBC-Ukraine reported on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 04:53 PM

Russia lists abducted Ukrainian kids in online catalog

Russia has launched a website publishing photos and descriptions of abducted Ukrainian children, Mykola Kuleba, head of the Save Ukraine organization, reported on Telegram on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 06:46 PM

Trump administration actions hinder search for Ukrainian children abducted by Russia — Council of Europe envoy

Cuts to U.S. foreign aid and sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration on the International Criminal Court are obstructing efforts to track thousands of Ukrainian children taken by Russian forces during the war, a Council of Europe envoy told Politico on July 17.

18 July 2025, 10:33 AM

TIME dedicates cover story to Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia

The U.S. magazine Time featured a cover story in its July 2025 issue on how representatives of Putin’s regime are abducting Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories.

18 July 2025, 10:20 AM

Congress resolution slams Putin for mass abductions of Ukrainian children

U.S. Congress representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Michael McCaul, Chairman Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution on June 30, condemning Russia’s abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children.

1 July 2025, 06:40 AM

Russia holds 35,000 abducted Ukrainian children — Yale research

Russian authorities may be hosting as many as 35,000 children abducted from occupied Ukrainian territory, according to the Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), ran under the auspices of the Yale School of Public Health.

27 June 2025, 11:48 PM

Yale project tracking stolen Ukrainian children shuts down after Trump cuts funding

A leading organization monitoring Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children — the Conflict Observatory at Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab — will cease operations on July 1 as Trump administration cuts its funding, CNN reported on June 11.

12 June 2025, 09:07 AM

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