Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets has reported that Russia is holding 28,000 Ukrainian citizens and nearly 500 medical workers captive, a violation of the Geneva Conventions. Russian troops have seized and transported at least 20,000 Ukrainian children to Russia, a situation that the International Coalition of States for the Return of Deported Ukrainian Children is addressing. Out of these children, 387 have been returned to Ukraine. Since the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, about 800,000 Russians have relocated there, while approximately 100,000 Ukrainians have left, according to the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union. The war has resulted in tens of thousands of Ukrainian children being traumatized due to the loss of their parents.
Up to 800,000 Russian citizens illegally arrive in Crimea during its occupation https://t.co/yr4bxQpvtR
Across Ukraine, tens of thousands of children are coping with the loss of parents in harrowing circumstances. The exact number is secret, since it correlates with the number of soldiers killed in action. But the trauma casts a devastating shadow https://t.co/x91LHiC2es 👇
⚡️Up to 800,000 Russians have reportedly moved to Crimea since occupation in 2014. Around 100,000 Ukrainians have left Crimea since its illegal annexation in 2014, said Vladyslav Miroshnychenko, an analyst for the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union. https://t.co/f4G1fvVNDA
Ukraine brings back 387 children abducted by Russia out of almost 20,000 – photo https://t.co/BP4Q5F0H8b
The International Coalition of States for the Return of Deported Ukrainian Children met for the first time today. Forcible deportation is one of this war’s most heinous crimes and a clear indicator of Russia’s genocidal policy. The world knows that Russian crimes against… https://t.co/NLouSp8EHi
‘I’m afraid we’ll never find them:’ Russia holds thousands of Ukrainian civilians hostage https://t.co/O6YyuF2brA
At least 20K 🇺🇦 kids were seized by 🇷🇺 occupation troops & transported to Russia. Mostly, these are kids who lost their parents due to war. So, it's a double crime: 1st: 🇷🇺 takes away their families & 2nd: tries to take their sense of national identity #RussiaIsATerroristState https://t.co/G3EKs4dWh2
⚡️ Ambassador: Russia holds 500 Ukrainian medical workers captive. Russia holds almost 500 Ukrainian medical workers captive, Ukraine's ambassador to the OSCE said, calling it a violation of the Geneva Conventions, Ukrinform reported on Dec. 8. https://t.co/JTeerdKVLc
⚡️ Ambassador: Russia holds 500 Ukrainian medical workers captive. Russia holds almost 500 Ukrainian medical workers in detention, Ukraine's ambassador to the OSCE said, calling it a violation of the Geneva Conventions, Ukrinform reported on Dec. 8. https://t.co/JTeerdKVLc
❗️Currently, 28,000 confirmed citizens of Ukraine are in captivity in Russia, Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro #Lubinets said, during the international conference on human rights "Freedom or Fear", Ukrinform reported. 📷: AFP https://t.co/6ZprJ9q6KW