Russian Ombudsman for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova confirmed that the Russian government is using various schemes to deport Ukrainian children to Russia, while accusing the West of " This is stated in the report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

ISW analysts drew attention to the Telegram post of Lvovskaya-Belova published on March 10. In it, the Russian Ombudsman accused the West of artificially creating fear of deportation and forced adoption of Ukrainian children and stated that the children came to the occupied territories of Ukraine and the territory of Russia “voluntarily” and can return to their families.

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At the same time, Lvova-Belova admitted that the Russian authorities took children from the Kherson, Zaporozhye and Kharkiv regions to sanatoriums and health camps in the occupied Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory for recreation and protection from hostilities.. She also stated that 89 deported "

An independent investigation by the Yale Humanities Research Laboratory found that out of probably more than 14,700 Ukrainian children deported to Russia, only 126 returned to Ukraine as of January 2023..

“Lvovskaya-Belova’s statement that a certain number of Ukrainian children are being returned to their families does not negate the fact that the vast majority of abducted children are not returned to Ukraine.. ISW continues to assess that the forced deportation and adoption of Ukrainian children is a clear violation of the Geneva Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide,” the report says..

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Recall that during the occupation of Ukrainian settlements after February 24, 2022, the Russians call the actual deportation an evacuation. They deceive - it's " Thus, forcing people to enter the " But you can “evacuate” only to Russia or Belarus, the path to the territory controlled by Ukraine is blocked. Read more about this in the article by Olesya Lantsman "