Ukraina tunnistanu 20k Venäjälle joutunutta lasta, todellisuussa luku on isompi. Lähes 200 ovat saaneet takas
Almost a million Ukrainian children ended up in the occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas and were deported to the Russian Federation. These are stolen Ukrainian children whom Russia turned into weapons! And now thousands of these young people are fighting against their homeland.
After the attack on February 24, we lost about 20% of our children. They remained in the occupied territories or were forcibly deported by the Russian Federation.
Imagine it is the same if, for example, in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, all the children in general disappeared at the same time!
We managed to identify 20,000 children who were forcibly deported to Russia. But this number is actually much higher.
Our children are trying to survive in the occupied territories and keep Ukraine within themselves; the Russian Federation uses them as living shields.

Natalia, the mother: Help us return my child from the occupied Kherson region. I haven't seen my two-year-old daughter in almost a year.

Margarita's mother: I don't know where my child is. She was kidnapped. Please, help. My girl is 8 years old.

Tatiana, the mother: My son was transported from Crimea to the occupied part of the Kherson region and forced to study at the Russian military academy. Please help me get him back. I am so scared for him. He just wants to go home.

Alyona, the mother: I beg you to help me return my children! You are my only hope. Please help me get my children back!

Anna, the mother: Please, bring back my son! He turned 7 years old today, and I can't even wish him a happy birthday…
These are messages from mothers who begged us to rescue their children. And we continue to receive similar messages every day. So we cannot just wait. We have to act. Every day, taking step by step to save every Ukrainian child.
We have returned almost 200 children to Ukraine and want to do more. To do this, we need your support.