Some minors are still wanted.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine National Police received a request for the disappearance of 1,214 children, 90 are still wanted. This was announced by Darya Herasymchuk, Adviser to the President of Ukraine on Children's Rights, at a briefing at the Ukraine-Ukrinform Media Center. “
” 90 children are still wanted today. Unfortunately, two of those children were found dead, “Gerasymchuk said.
In addition, according to her, it is still unknown exactly how many Ukrainian children were forcibly taken by the invaders to Russia or to the temporarily occupied territories. According to Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, this is about 2,500 minors.
The councilor said that the Ukrainian side knows where some of the children abducted by the Russians are. Others are being sought, including the Red Cross.
If we hear that the Russian Federation states that they are evacuating children from dangerous areas to the temporarily occupied territories, the so-called “L/DNR” or even to the Russian Federation, then such a child must be returned immediately. all documents must be returned immediately. Since no one is going to return them, we cannot talk about evacuation at all, we are talking about forced relocation or deportation, “Gerasimchuk explained.
She also noted that 218 children injured in the fighting are still being treated in health facilities.
Most of the children who have received medical care due to injuries since the start of the full-scale Russian war are children between the ages of 7 and 14. 93% of them suffered mine and gunshot wounds, 14 children had to have their upper or lower limbs amputated.
“We can say that Russia is fighting against our children. And with our children, “the presidential adviser said.
Earlier, the Prosecutor General's Office said that more than 646 children had been injured in Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion. As of the morning of May 13, 2022, the official number of child victims has not changed – 226, but the number of injured has increased – 420.
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