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10-year-old girl from Kostiantynivka abducted to Russia and placed with unknown man

Russian authorities abducted 10-year-old Sofiia from Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast to Russia after her family was killed during the fighting, and placed her under the guardianship of a Russian man she had never met before, Ukrainian human rights advocate Oleksandra Dvoretska reported on Facebook on Oct. 22.

23 October, 06:38 PM

New EU sanctions to target people linked to child deportations by Russia

The European Union will add new names on May 11 to its sanctions list targeting people involved in the abduction or illegal deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia, a senior EU official told Ukrainian media outlet European Pravda on May 8.

8 May, 06:03 PM

Ukraine returns 15-year-old girl from Russian-occupied Kherson region

A 15-year-old girl has been returned from Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine’s Kherson region to government-controlled areas and is now receiving assistance, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on April 29.

29 April, 05:25 PM

Pope Leo XIV and Zelenskyy discuss peace, POWs, and abducted Ukrainian children

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Pope Leo XIV at the pontiff’s official residence near Rome, Corriere Della Sera reported on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 12:56 PM

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

Seventeen more Ukrainian children returned from Russian occupation

Seventeen Ukrainian children and teenagers have been returned from Russian-occupied territory to areas under Kyiv’s control, Andrii Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said on Sept. 25.

26 September 2025, 11:25 AM

Four young Ukrainians freed from Russian captivity - photo, video

Ukraine successfully brought back four children who had been forcibly taken by Russia from a children’s orphanage in Kherson Oblast, Presidential Office Head Andriy Yermak reported on Telegram on Aug. 23.

23 August 2025, 03:35 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

Russia will return five Ukrainian children, according to a list provided during Istanbul talks

Maria Lvova-Belova, the so-called Commissioner for Children's Rights of Russia, claims that by the end of June, the Russian Federation will return five illegally deported children from the list it received from Ukraine during negotiations in Istanbul on June 2.

19 June 2025, 05:46 PM

Twelve more Ukrainian children freed from Russian occupation

Twelve more children have been returned to Ukraine from Russian-occupied territories - one boy was taken by force, another was registered as a conscript, Presidential Office adviser Daria Zarivna reported on April 26.

27 April 2025, 10:17 AM

Two more Ukrainian children rescued from Russian-occupied territory — Yermak

Two more Ukrainian children have been returned from Russian-occupied territory to areas under Ukraine’s control, according to Andrii Yermak, head of the Office of the President.

2 April 2025, 02:46 PM

Ukraine brings back 5 more children from Russia, occupied areas

Ukraine rescued five children from Russia and occupied areas, including a 10-year-old boy separated from his mother since the war began, Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak reported on Telegram on March 29.

29 March 2025, 04:55 PM

Return the children: Yermak says no peace without justice

Russia must immediately return all Ukrainian children it illegally deported, and this issue is “not just humanitarian but essential” to any future peace deal, said Andrii Yermak, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, in a column for The Telegraph on March 28.

28 March 2025, 04:30 PM

Ukraine child abduction data intact despite US funding halt

Information about Ukrainian children abducted by Russia from occupied territories has not been deleted despite the U.S. government’s decision to halt funding for the Yale University project that gathered this data, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on March 19.

20 March 2025, 10:50 AM

U.S. cuts funding for Yale team tracking abducted Ukrainian kids

The U.S. State Department has halted funding for a team of Yale University researchers that tracked the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia and helped return hundreds of them, British outlet The i Paper reported on March 14.

15 March 2025, 03:58 PM

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