Ukraine Accuses Russia of Mass Abduction, Sends More Than 1,000 Ukrainian Children in Different Russian Regions for Adoption

More than 1,000 children are believed to have been abducted from the captured city of Mariupol and transferred to various Russian districts for adoption. Russian officials revealed that over 1,000 youngsters had been adopted, with another 300 currently waiting to meet their new families.

Since the beginning of the conflict, Kyiv has accused Russian forces of deporting Ukrainians to Russia. According to the report, 300 additional youngsters are being kept in specialized institutions.

Soldiers Send Abducted Ukrainian Children in Russia for Adoption

The Russian Krasnodar Krai's Family and Childhood Administration later uploaded a post announcing the children's arrival in Russia before removing it shortly thereafter. It reported that, in addition to the 1,000 children who had already been adopted, 300 more were being detained in anticipation of seeing their new families.

It went on to say that families that adopted the youngsters would get a one-time state incentive. Ukraine's GRU intelligence organization further stated that 30 youngsters were seized from the captured Donetsk area under the pretense of participating in educational training programs.

Ukraine's foreign ministry demanded that all Ukrainian children illegally displaced to Russian territory be returned to their parents or legal guardians. It accused Russia of serious violations of the 1949 Geneva Convention as well as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Some commentators have even labeled the practice as genocide. According to the Institute for the Study of War, the acts might be classified as such. Mariupol was destroyed after a siege that lasted several months after the conflict began. It is estimated that around 20,000 people were killed as a result of the fighting and bombardment. Several families from the city have stated that they were compelled to travel to Russia rather than other regions of Ukraine to escape the violence.

It is estimated that around 20,000 people were killed as a result of the fighting and bombardment. Several families from the city have stated that they were compelled to travel to Russia rather than other regions of Ukraine to escape the violence. On the 225th anniversary of the village of Novoderkul, thirty pupils were'solemnly sworn in and inducted into the Young Guard military-patriotic activity' in the Bilovodsk area, according to Ukrainian Pravda.

People in Lushank have reported many incidences of kidnappings involving youngsters aged 14 to 18. Children are first imprisoned for dozens of hours to authenticate their identities. Usually, it takes roughly 72 hours. Meanwhile, Russia launched seven rocket attacks and fired on numerous Ukrainian Armed Forces locations. According to Haidai, Russia tried five tank attacks on Sunday night, using tubed artillery and multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS). The Ukrainian official also alleged that Russia continues to strike essential infrastructure in Luhansk Oblast, which he described as terrorist methods, Express reported.

Ukraine Official Shares Photos of Dead Children To Ask for Help

A top Ukrainian official said he spent the first few weeks of Russia's invasion attempting to persuade Western authorities to support his country by emailing them photographs of dead Ukrainian children. The head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, told The Washington Post that he would submit images of the children as well as wrecked homes in Ukraine, and that his nation will receive more assistance as a consequence.

He emailed the photographs to authorities such as White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan and members of the US Congress. Russia has been harshly chastised for attacking both civilians and military troops in Ukraine. According to the United Nations, at least 972 children have been killed or injured in Ukraine since the invasion began. Ukrainian authorities have spent most of Russia's invasion talking to international colleagues, notably in the West, to build up support and bolster their military supply in preparation for a counter-attack.

Early in Russia's war, Ukrainian authorities were fighting against Western perceptions that their nation would swiftly fall to Russia, and they were concerned that arming Ukraine would likely mean arming Russia. Yermak's policy, then, was one option for Ukraine to combat that concern. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Western officials regularly and addressed groups such as the US Congress, the European Union, and NATO.

In early April, a month and a half after the invasion began, he submitted a gruesome film to the UN showing dead Ukrainian people, some of whom exhibited evidence of torture, in an attempt to persuade the body to punish Russia more, according to Insider.