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| Stolen generation. Russia systematically abducts children from Ukraine, gives them to Russian families |
| 2023-07-22 |
| [Kyiv Independent] Editor's Note: The story is based on the documentary Uprooted, published by the Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Investigation Unit. Russia is systematically deporting Ukrainian children from the occupied part of Ukraine against their will — which constitutes genocide according to one of the five definitions given in the United Nations' Genocide Convention. Once in Russia, Ukrainian children are held incommunicado, brainwashed with pro-Russian propaganda, and adopted by Russian families — even though they have living relatives in Ukraine who are their legal guardians. Nobody knows for sure how large this "stolen generation" of Ukrainian children is. The Ukrainian authorities have identified almost 20,000 children who have been abducted by Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion and war, but human rights workers believe the true number is far, far higher. |
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