Zelenskyy: 2,000 Ukrainian children have been brought back from Russian occupation, some with help of Qatar and Melania Trump

Two thousand Ukrainian children have been brought back from the temporarily occupied territories and Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion. More than 1.6 million remain in temporarily occupied territories.

Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter); Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets

Details: The Human Rights Commissioner Office has facilitated the bringing back of 419 children. Of those, 83 were brought from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and from Russia with the support of the State of Qatar, while 19 were brought back through the mediation of US First Lady Melania Trump.

Quote from Zelenskyy: "Thousands of Ukrainian children are still held captive by Russia, becoming victims of its crimes every day. But we will not stop until every Ukrainian child is back home."

More details: Dmytro Lubinets said more than 1.6 million Ukrainian children still live in the temporarily occupied territories, where they were exposed to propaganda and attempts to erase their identity.

Quote from Lubinets: "The education system there has been turned into a tool of ideological influence. Children are being cut off from Ukraine, from the language, from the truth. Every day in deportation or occupation is a day of a lost childhood. A day without their native language. Without family. Without safety."

Background: Lubinets explained earlier that it is more difficult to bring younger children from Russia back to Ukraine because they are too young to defend their identity.

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