Some children were taken from orphanages, others from homes, schools, or shelters. The goal: to Russify and indoctrinate them. Zelenskyy said Ukrainian services have identified "around 400 locations of abducted children" inside Russia. 7/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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More than 1,600 children returned, 8 after Melania Trump-Putin talks
More than 1,600 children have been brought back since the war started. Last month, eight Ukrainian children were reunited with families after talks between Melania Trump and Putin, following a letter she wrote in August. 8/
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Yale Report: 130 Camps Indoctrinate Children with Pro-Russia Narratives
Children have been sent to an extensive network of camps for re-education and militarization. A Yale report found at least 130 camps involved in indoctrination with pro-Russia narratives and 39 running militarization programs. 5/
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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper condemns Putin’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper: "Putin's heinous policy to illegally kidnap, deport and indoctrinate Ukrainian children demonstrates the depths to which he will sink to destroy Ukrainian families and eradicate Ukrainian identity." 4/
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Ukrainian-led scheme uses social media and satellite imagery to find missing children
A Ukrainian-led scheme launched in September includes the UK, Canada, Norway, Finland, Austria, Latvia, Estonia, Switzerland and Sweden. It uses social media analysis, satellite imagery, adoption databases and intelligence to find missing children. 2/
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295 children deported to Russia located, UK commits £2.8M
The initiative has located 295 children deported to Russia, 71 placed under Russian guardianship in occupied territories, and 242 identified through profiles on adoption websites. The UK committed over £2.8 million to support these efforts. 3/
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UK helps locate over 600 Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia
Many thanks to Britain! Britain has helped locate over 600 Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia since the 2022 invasion. Official figures show 19,546 children taken, but Yale experts estimate 35,000 may be in Russia or occupied territories — The Times. 1/
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Russia uses humanitarian gestures to build trust amid stalled Ukraine talks
The prisoner swap discussions come as Russia seeks to build trust with Washington while negotiations on ending the Ukraine war remain stalled. Moscow appears to be using humanitarian gestures as a diplomatic opening. 7X
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Kremlin tempts Trump with false Ukraine deals
Aaaand here we go again — I’ve lost count of which round this is — where the Kremlin, through Witkoff, tempts Trump with “business opportunities” in exchange for a betrayal of Ukraine and pressuring it to capitulate under blatantly absurd, unrealistic terms that the Kremlin is
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Russia applies same pattern: Mariupol, Bakhmut, Lysychansk, Kupiansk flattened
Russia applies the same pattern in Ukraine: Mariupol, Bakhmut, Lysychansk, Kupiansk. Flattened infrastructure, mass civilian losses, entire districts erased. The same Russian footprint. 4/