128 children managed to return to Ukraine, whom the Russian invaders forcibly took to the Russian Federation. Yulia Usenko, Head of the Department for Protecting the Interests of Children and Combating Violence of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, stated this in a comment to Ukrinform..

According to her, each such case requires great efforts of many people..

“We managed to return 128 children to Ukraine. More than 50 of them, together with their parents or caregivers, are in the territory of the EU countries. You may ask why such a small figure compared to the number of those in deportation? But for us, this is not a figure - it is 128 children's lives,"

According to her, there are many security risks, in particular, for those who help in the return of children..

“I can’t talk about who these people are and how everything is happening, because this will not only harm the process of returning children, but may cost someone their life.. After the victory of our Ukraine, we will definitely talk about everything,” Usenko said..

She also stressed that Ukraine is doing everything possible, but, unfortunately, this is not enough.. Joint efforts of the international community and real steps are also needed to return Ukrainian children home..

“The usual tools of diplomacy do not work, the requirements of international humanitarian law do not apply to the aggressor, therefore there is no single mechanism, and model rules do not work. Our task is to be in constant search of such ways and to be in dialogue with those who support us,” Usenko explained..

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Earlier it was reported that the Office of the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights verified the presence of more than 14 thousand Ukrainian children in Russia. However, there may be many more. The Ombudsman also spoke about the difficulties with their return to Ukraine. He stressed that Russia does not provide information about Ukrainians on its territory and does not allow them to return..