Ukraine brings back 21-year-old deported to Krasnodar by Russians claiming it was "evacuation"

A young man has been brought back to Ukraine from temporarily occupied territory. Russian troops forcibly took Dmytro, 21, from his home village to the city of Krasnodar after the start of the full-scale invasion, and for three years he lived in enforced isolation under the control of the Russian authorities.

Source: Bring Kids Back UA

Details: Russian forces took Dmytro to Krasnodar in what they claimed was an "evacuation", but in fact he was being deported. Cut off from home and stripped of the ability to decide his own future, the young man was isolated and under the control of the Russian authorities.

Quote from Bring Kids Back UA: "He was forced to obtain a Russian passport and his Ukrainian documents were lost. Everyday life passed in an atmosphere of pressure, restrictions and constant fear, in an environment where Russia systematically applies a policy of indoctrination and forced integration, seeking to subjugate young people and destroy their Ukrainian identity."

More details: The control over Dmytro eased this year, and he decided to look for ways to return home. After three years of living under constant surveillance by the Russian security services, he realised the risks and did not delay.

He was brought out of Russia thanks to The Way Home: A New Route, a project run by the Ukrainian Child Rights Network in partnership with SOS Children's Villages Worldwide.

Quote: "Today Dmytro is in free Ukraine. He is safe and is receiving the help and support he needs to recover after years of being forced to live under the control of the occupation authorities."

Background: The wife and two children of a Ukrainian serviceman who survived captivity were brought back from occupation on Christmas Day.

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