Russia child abductions

Ukraine brings home over 2,100 kids abducted by Russia

Ukraine was able to bring home more than 2100 children abducted by Russia, 150 since the start of 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on April 22.

22 April, 02:50 PM

U.S. Senate eyeing 3 bills to ramp up pressure on Russia

The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is set to vote on Oct. 22 on three bills to intensify pressure on Russia, lawmakers and aides said, Axios reported.

22 October 2025, 11:44 AM

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

Ukraine saves teen from Russian-occupied territory

As part of the Bring Kids Back UA presidential initiative, another teenager was successfully evacuated from temporarily occupied territory, Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, reported on X on Aug. 14.

14 August 2025, 02:05 PM

UN blacklists Russia for war crimes against children in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the sharp rise in grave violations of children’s rights amid armed conflicts, particularly in Ukraine, his Special Representative Virginia Gamba said on June 26.

26 June 2025, 09:01 AM

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

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

Russia child abductions