Ukraine children repatriation

Anita Anand joins Toronto conference on return of Ukrainian children, POWs

The second high-level international conference, Pathways to Peace, opened in Toronto on Sept. 28 to address the return of Ukrainian children, unlawfully detained civilians and prisoners of war. Ukraine, Canada and Norway co-organized the conference, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry reported.

29 September, 03:50 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

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

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

European Parliament adopts resolution demanding return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia

The European Parliament approved a resolution supporting the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported or forcibly transferred to Russia, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on May 8.

8 May 2025, 07:11 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

Ukraine brings back 7 more children from Russian occupation

Seven additional children were brought back to Ukraine from Russian-occupied territories on March 6, Dariia Zarivna, a communications adviser to the head of the Presidential Office, reported on Telegram.

6 March 2025, 04:55 PM

Ukraine returns bodies of over 750 fallen soldiers

Ukraine has successfully repatriated the bodies of 757 fallen soldiers, according to a statement from the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Feb. 14.

14 February 2025, 04:24 PM

Ukraine reunites three children with families after years in Russian-occupied territories

Ukraine has successfully reunited three children with their families from Russian-occupied territories this week, announced Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Office, on Nov. 23.

23 November 2024, 04:18 PM

Ukraine children repatriation