Human rights activists return 31 more children illegally taken to Russia to Ukraine

Another 31 children from Russia have returned to Ukraine, according to the Save Ukraine organization.

Source. This was reported by the BBC.

The children returned to their families after being illegally taken to Russia, the report says.

Now the children are safe, "but need psychological and physical recovery," the organization says.

Сhildren abducted by Russians from the Kherson and Kharkiv regions have been reunited with their families after several months of separation. They are now safe but in need of psychological and physical recovery.

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"Russia must be held accountable for crimes against Ukrainian children," the head of Ukraine's presidential office, Andriy Yermak, said on Saturday.

Since the beginning of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, 19,349 children have been illegally taken from the country, and 360 have been returned to Ukraine.

Background. As a reminder, Ursula von der Leyen and Moravetsky announced a joint initiative to repatriate Ukrainian children from Russia.