Nearly 1.5 million Ukrainians unable to leave Russia for Ukraine

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA – MONDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2022, 00:40

Around 1.5 million Ukrainian citizens – mostly women and children – are currently in Russia without the possibility to return to Ukraine. Meanwhile, their relatives are unable to contact them.

Source: Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, during a UN General Assembly side event on trafficking of women in the context of the war against Ukraine on 23 September

Quote from the press release on Ukraine’s government website: "Particular attention during the event has been paid to the issue of forced deportation of Ukrainian citizens from the occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia. The deputy prime minister stressed that around 1.5 million Ukrainians – mostly women and children – are currently on the territory of the Russian Federation without the possibility of returning home, and their relatives are unable to contact them."

Details: Stefanishyna added that it is more important than ever to use all international human rights mechanisms and double down on the efforts to prevent forced exploitation of Ukrainians. 

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