Eight Ukrainian children abducted by Russians have returned home for St. Nicholas Day

Eight Ukrainian children abducted by Russians have returned home for St. Nicholas Day

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 6 2023, 04:06 PM • 41095 views

Eight children aged 8 to 18 were returned to Ukraine from russia via Qatar, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said. This is a small fraction of the 20,000 deportations confirmed.

Today, four boys and four girls between the ages of 8 and 18 have returned to Ukraine through Qatar. This was reported by Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, writes UNN.

Today, on St. Nicholas Day, the team of our office meets four girls and four boys in their native Ukrainian land. This was done thanks to joint work with the state of Qatar, which is involved in the process of returning deported children and those who ended up on the road for the second time.

- Lubinets reported.
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Recently, the Ombudsman reportedthat Ukraine could return only 500 children taken to russia out of 20 thousand confirmed cases of deportation.

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