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Energy
Inside the Pipeline: Researchers Link Russian Energy Giants to Abducted Ukrainian Children
Yale Humanitarian Lab concluded that Gazprom and Rosneft are “directly implicated” in Russian war crimes related to the forced deportation of children from Ukraine’s Russian-occupied territories.
March 26, 2026
Donetsk
Donetsk Governor Signs Forced Child Evacuation Order for Parts of Sloviansk
“Saving lives is the most important thing. Especially the lives and health of children who are not able to make decisions and leave on their own,” Donetsk’s governor said.
March 20, 2026
Music
Maxim Kolomiiets: Writing Ukraine’s Fragile Truth for the World Stage
From Kyiv to Leipzig, Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets reflects on war, music and ‘The Mothers of Kherson’ – a new opera premiering this year.
March 1, 2026
UK
Russia ‘Using Ukrainian Children as Tools of War,’ UK Says
Minister of State recalls witnessing the aftermath of Russian atrocities in Bucha as well as speaking to children who had been seized from occupied Ukrainian territories by Moscow.
Feb. 25, 2026
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Justice Conference: Compensation Mechanism, Special Tribunal for Russia in Focus
The Justice Conference served as a key platform to coordinate steps on a Special Tribunal, compensation system, and the return of abducted Ukrainian children.
Feb. 24, 2026
Russia
Russia Uses ‘Cultural Excursions’ to Erase Ukrainian Identity of Children From Occupied Territories – Intel
Ukraine’s intel named officials and state bodies behind Russia’s “Cultural Map 4+85” program that takes Ukrainian children from occupied areas to Russia under the guise of cultural excursions.
Feb. 18, 2026
Russian War Crimes
Zelensky Says 2,000 Children Rescued From Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the recovery of 2,000 Ukrainian children stolen by Russia but cautioned that many more are still being held or remain missing.
Feb. 17, 2026
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Orders Evacuation of Children From 5 Frontline Villages
The front line in Zaporizhzhia was relatively stable for months, but Russian forces appear to have since stepped up their assaults, pushing towards Zaporizhzhia city.
Jan. 14, 2026
War in Ukraine
The Trauma of Ukraine’s Children – What’s Being Done, What Can Be Done to Help?
Kyiv Post Senior Defence Correspondent, Stefan Korshak, takes part in a vital discussion on the “unseen damage” of war – the psychological trauma affecting Ukraine’s children.
Jan. 12, 2026
Russia
Teen Stabs Teacher, Classmate at Kyiv School, Police Probe Possible Russian Intel Link
Kyiv police are investigating whether a knife attack at a school in the Obolonskyi district was carried out on the instructions of Russian intelligence services.
Jan. 12, 2026
Christmas
Bring a Little Magic: How ‘Secret Santa’ Gives Hope to Children in Wartime Kyiv
Even during blackouts and missile alerts, Adelina and her charity are making the holidays brighter for hundreds of Ukrainian children
Dec. 23, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: How the Trump Administration Has Become Complicit in the Abduction of Ukrainian Children
By defunding a major database monitoring Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children and other war crimes, then pushing for amnesty, Trump’s policies offer impunity to the Putin regime.
Dec. 13, 2025
Russia
Russia Sent Ukrainian Children to North Korea ‘Re-Education’ Camps, Kyiv Says
Russia has acknowledged moving some children since launching its offensive, but says it did so for their own safety and is trying to reunite them with their families – an assertion Ukraine rejects.
Dec. 4, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘An Anchor for Optimism’: Melania Trump Welcomes New Steps to Reunite Ukrainian Children
Trump said her “dedication to guaranteeing the safe return of children to their families in this region is unwavering,” and thanked officials in both Russia and Ukraine for their diplomatic work.
Dec. 4, 2025
UN
UN Assembly Tells Russia to Return Ukrainian Kids
“There will be no just peace in Ukraine without the immediate unconditional return of our children back home,” Deputy Foreign Minister Betsa said from the podium before the vote passed 91-12.
Dec. 4, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Prepares Teenagers in Occupied Donetsk Region for War
The training reflects a coordinated effort by occupation authorities to embed military practices into everyday schooling and shape a long-term mobilization reserve among minors.
Dec. 3, 2025