PARENTS hug kids introduced again to Ukraine after being taken to Russia from territories occupied by Moscow.
Mykola Kuleba, head of the Save Ukraine charity, mentioned: “We’re welcoming dwelling 31 extra kids who’ve been illegally taken.”
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Mr Kuleba praised the “heroic moms” who retrieved their youngsters.
Over 16,000 Ukrainian kids have been deported to Russia for the reason that invasion, Kyiv says.
Russia denies the allegations.
The kids had been taken from the pro-Western nation’s northeastern area of Kharkiv and the southern area of Kherson, mentioned Save Ukraine, which fights what it says are unlawful deportations of Ukrainian kids.
On Friday, the charity mentioned the kids and their relations had crossed the border into Kyiv-controlled territory.
In line with footage launched Friday, the kids, who carried suitcases and luggage, crossed the border on foot and later boarded a bus to proceed their journey.
One aged lady who was speculated to carry dwelling two grandchildren had died from “stress”, Kuleba added.
Writing on Fb, he mentioned the Ukrainian relations had been subjected to a “13-hour interrogation” by Russia’s FSB safety service.
Final month, the Worldwide Felony Court docket introduced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the warfare crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian kids.
The Hague-based courtroom additionally issued a warrant towards Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s presidential commissioner for kids’s rights, on comparable expenses.
