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| Kharkov authorities called the allegations of Kyiv about the abduction of children a lie |
| 2023-03-29 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [RIA Novosti] The head of the administration of the Kharkiv region, Vitaly Ganchev, told RIA Novosti that children from the region were sent on vacation to the Krasnodar Territory in August 2022 with the consent of their parents, and the information about the abduction, which is spread by Ukrainian propagandists, is a lie. Children from the liberated territories of the Kharkov region in August were sent to rest in camps in the Krasnodar Territory. In early September, when people began to be taken out of the Kharkiv region, Vladislav Sokolov, the head of the administration of the Izyum district, said that the children were left in the camp for the second shift. Later, the regional administration stated that parents come for their children and take them to different regions of Russia, the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory and the administration of the Kharkov Region help families reunite. According to Ganchev, "Ukrainian propaganda resources" spread information that the children were allegedly abducted. "In the summer of 2022, with the consent of their parents, we sent children to rest in children's health camps, in particular, in the Krasnodar Territory. It just so happened that in September the military situation in our region changed dramatically. It was decided to leave them in the camp solely for the safety of the children for one more stream. It would be simply reckless to return them to a territory that is under heavy shelling," Ganchev said. He noted that 299 children rested in the Krasnodar Territory, they were provided with everything necessary. At the moment, Ganchev said, five children remained in the camp, the rest were handed over to their parents. According to him, the remaining children were moved to the Voronezh region, and they will be taken care of until their parents take them away. “Therefore, all this news from the Ukrainian side is a complete lie. No one was forcibly detained, much less kidnapped,” Ganchev said. Related: Vitaly Ganchev: 2023-02-02 Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief Febnuary 1st (updated) Vitaly Ganchev: 2022-09-21 Photos and videos of RIA Novosti refute allegations of executions in the Izyum region Vitaly Ganchev: 2022-09-13 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: September 12th, 2022 |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #7 The same happened in the south and the children were not returned even though that offensive was much later or never reached them. |
| Posted by: Fleter Crasing2148 2023-03-29 17:24 |
| #6 Sending Ukrainian children to Russia for summer camp was one of the excuses to take them. The Kharkiv offensive provided a convenient excuse not to return the children. The same happened in the south and the children were not returned even though that offensive was much later. Other instances had armed Russian soldiers going through hospitals and institutions sweeping up children or grabbed in other ways. The younger ones are put up for adoption while the older children are "instructed" how to be Russian. If their children get in contact, some parents were able to travel to Russia to reclaim their kids. Some lucky ones were bussed to Ukrainian lines and freed. Ministry confirms deportation of over 19,000 Ukrainian children to Russia. Only 327 returned. Doesn't count entire families deported to Russia and can't return to Ukraine (e.g. Mariupol). How Moscow grabs Ukrainian kids and makes them Russians |
| Posted by: Fleter Crasing2148 2023-03-29 17:22 |
| #5 So the kids should have been left in no man's land where they'd be caught in the cross fire...or used as human shields. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-03-29 14:34 |
| #4 Weren't the kids voluntarily sent to the rus summer camp before aggressions broke out in their home ukr town and villages? IIRC that was were the logistics broke down, what to do with a bunch of ukr kids who were at a rus summer camp who's homes are now a battlefront? |
| Posted by: mossomo 2023-03-29 13:00 |
| #3 The head of the administration of the Kharkiv region, Vitaly Ganchev, told RIA Appointed by the Russian invaders. Corrupt policeman turned traitor. Oversaw abduction, torture and murder of Ukrainians. Fled Ukrainian counter offensive even faster than the Russian army. |
| Posted by: Fleter Crasing2148 2023-03-29 09:07 |
| #2 Rehomed by well armed men. |
| Posted by: Fleter Crasing2148 2023-03-29 08:28 |
| #1 So not 'forcibly abducted', just 'forcibly rehomed'? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard OTR 2023-03-29 07:29 |