5/ In other words, the data itself is not new but its presentation has simply been updated to meet Russian standards. It currently lists 294 Ukrainian orphans. However, this is only a fraction of the number who have reportedly been abducted without trace into Russia.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Child adoption databases sort children by traits and behavior, similar to Russian system.
4/ It allows children to be sorted by age, hair colour, eye colour and so on, and descriptions of the children cover their behaviour: "polite", "obedient", etc. The Russian federal child adoption database works in exactly the same way, as these LPR and Russian examples show.
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LNR Ministry of Education hosts guardianship database, responsibility shifted from Labour Ministry
2/ The database is hosted by the Ministry of Education and Science of the 'Luhansk People's Republic', but it is not a new product. The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy previously dealt with guardianship issues but transferred this responsibility in the summer of 2024.
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Ukrainian children adoption database: a complex story beyond kidnapping allegations
1/ More details have emerged of a recently publicised database of Ukrainian children for adoption by Russian families. While it has been condemned in the context of Russian kidnapping of Ukrainian children, the background story is more complex.
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Anti-drone tunnels being built over roads in Sumy region
Anti-drone tunnels are being built over roads in the Sumy region. The General Staff showed the process – photos https://ift.tt/04JXM98 #liga #news
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Russians unwilling to halt war
We see no changes in the Russian position, — Zelensky The Russians still do not want to stop the killings, still invest in the war, and still promote the idea of 'exchanging' Ukrainian territory for Ukrainian territory with consequences that guarantee nothing except
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Tribute to the fighters of the NSU Omega Special Purpose Center
The faces of the fighters of the NSU Special Purpose Center "Omega" — those who work where others are not always up to the task.
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Man shoots himself in dugout due to overwhelming workload, exhaustion
12/ “A man shot himself. Because he was exhausted. Some run [away], some shoot themselves. He shot himself in my dugout… They did it because they wore him out. Everything was fine in his family. He just couldn’t handle all this workload that’s being put on us. It’s impossible.
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Soldiers Brutalized by Officers, Blame Political Officers for Ill-Treatment and Low Morale
9/ Officers treat their men brutally, extorting money from them and beating them before sending them into assaults. The soldier blames his unit's political officers – who are responsible for unit morale and motivation – for the ill-treatment.
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Russian defector exposes false military diagnoses
A military doctor who deserted from the Russian army in May 2025 has described her first-hand experiences of such false diagnoses, which she says are done routinely.