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Ukraine
400 Ukrainian Children to be Sent to Russia For Mandatory ‘Interregional Exchange’
“Under the guise of trips, children are separated from their family environment, creating conditions for ideological influence and gradually getting used to Russian institutions,” the CNR said.
Nov. 28, 2025
Ukraine
Parents Rally as Efforts to Recover Ukraine’s Abducted Children Stall
Meanwhile, the work of Yale researchers tracking down the forcibly deported children hangs in the balance.
Nov. 17, 2025
Ukraine
US Lawmakers Launch New Push for Missing Ukrainian Children, POWs
A new bipartisan measure authorizes US intelligence and legal assets to focus on retrieving POWs, civilian detainees, and forcibly transferred children.
Nov. 9, 2025
War in Ukraine
Left Alone: Yale Lab Tracking Kidnapped Ukrainian Children Running on Fumes, Faces Shutdown
A bureaucratic “disconnect” has slashed federal funding for the kidnapped children project, leaving it weeks from closure, the lab director tells Kyiv Post – despite high-profile White House interest.
Nov. 4, 2025
Zelensky
Ukraine Has Identified Russians Responsible for Abducting 339 Children
Ukraine’s intelligence services are preparing a list of 339 children stolen by Russia and has identified those responsible who will all be sanctioned.
Oct. 31, 2025
Russia
Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner Boasts About Abducting Ukrainian Boy
Maria Lvova-Belova, wanted by the International Criminal Court, bragged on TV about abducting a patriotic Ukrainian boy and taking him to Russia to re-educate him.
Oct. 22, 2025
Ukraine
Melania Trump Says She Helped Broker Return of Ukrainian Children Seized by Russia
Melania Trump revealed that eight children had been returned to Ukraine over the past 24 hours, and said that efforts are “ongoing” to reunite others with their families.
Oct. 10, 2025
Zelensky
Rescued From the Russians: Two Dozen Children Returned From Occupiers
One of the teenagers rescued this week, who was orphaned during the invasion, was forced to obtain a Russian passport but the young man flat-out refused to attend a Russian school.
Oct. 10, 2025
Zelensky
‘My Daughter Zara Had the Same Bear’ – Princess Anne Honors Ukraine’s Children in Kyiv
During a private visit to Kyiv, Princess Anne met with President Zelensky and First Lady Zelenska, visited a children’s memorial, and highlighted the trauma suffered by Ukrainian children.
Oct. 1, 2025
Russia
Russia Opens First ‘Drone School’ for Children
Krasnodar’s mayor said that children would be taught by veterans of Russia’s war in Ukraine to assemble and pilot drones, adding “they will gain a real and relevant profession while still at school.”
Oct. 1, 2025
Russia
Russia Forces 48 Ukrainian Children Into Psychiatric Treatment in Occupied Donetsk For ‘Extremism’
Russian forces in Donetsk have forced 48 Ukrainian children into psychiatric treatment for alleged “extremism,” echoing Soviet-era abuse of psychiatry to silence dissent.
Sept. 27, 2025
Putin
Olena Zelenska Meets Melania Trump, Thanks Her For Letter to Putin
At the United Nations Headquarters, Olena Zelenska praised Melania Trump for spotlighting children in war, noting her rare letter to Putin urging action over Ukrainian kids.
Sept. 25, 2025
Zelensky
Melania Trump Launches ‘Fostering The Future Together’ Coalition for Children’s Education and Tech at UN Summit
Trump asked her fellow first ladies and gentlemen to join her Fostering The Future Together initiative to ensure that “every child can flourish in the digital era.”
Sept. 23, 2025
UK
Melania Trump Gets Scarf Designed by Ukrainian Children
Melania Trump received a silk scarf designed by Ukrainian children, gifted by the UK’s Sir Keir Starmer and his wife in recognition of her advocacy for Ukrainian youth.
Sept. 18, 2025
Russian War Crimes
Yale Report Shows Russia Trafficked Ukrainian Children to Over 200 Facilities
Humanitarian Research Lab researchers found evidence of the militarization of Ukrainian children at nearly one in five of the sites included in the report.
Sept. 17, 2025
Ukraine
Abducted Children Returned to Ukraine
More children abducted by Russians from the occupied territories in Ukraine have come back home. Still, thousands remain in Moscow’s control.
Sept. 6, 2025