Kidnapped children a painful tragedy during the Russia-Ukraine war: Kiev top official

A call for international help in finding Ukrainian children allegedly abducted by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine has been published by Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

Yermak said that was not the case with Russia Providing information about the whereabouts of these children. He spoke about the Bring Kids Back UA campaign during a Ukrainian presidential virtual media briefing on Tuesday Volodymyr Zelensky.

The initiative brings together the efforts of the Ukrainian government, partner countries and international organizations to repatriate children resettled from Ukraine.

Nearly 20,000 deportations of children were reported, of which 388 were returned and 555 were reported dead, he said.

“This is one of the most painful tragedies of this war.”

Reuters previously reported that the International Criminal Court had issued arrest warrants against President Vladimir Putin and Children’s Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova on war crimes charges related to the March 2023 abduction of Ukrainian children. However, Moscow maintains that it has protected vulnerable children from the war zone.

said Yermak South Africa had played a significant role in the peace efforts.

“It was very important that President [Cyril] Ramaphosa and other leaders visited Ukraine and had the opportunity to speak to our President and feel the spirit of our people.”

said Yermak Ramaphosa was a strong advocate of human rights and understood the importance of working with international institutions to solve world problems.

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