Russians abducted 46 small children from Kherson to Simferopol

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — FRIDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2022 21:26

Russian occupiers drove 46 minors from the Kherson Oblast Children's Home to occupied Simferopol.

Source: Yaroslav Yanushevych, the Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; press service of Kherson Oblast Military Administration

Quote from Yanushevych: "Today, the occupiers drove 46 pupils of the Kherson Oblast Children's Home to the temporarily occupied city of Simferopol by ambulance. These are children under the age of five. The invaders call the abduction of children an ‘evacuation.’"

Details: Kherson Oblast Military Administration has sent an appeal in this regard to the Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office.

The press service of Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported that among the 46 minors "evacuated" by the invaders, 18 were children without parental care, 9 were temporarily placed in care, 19 were without legal status (taken away from families). The employees of the institution [Children’s Home] reported that the children are allegedly supposed to be returned in two weeks’ time. 

In addition, a few days before the illegal abduction of the children, they were involved in filming propaganda videos about the distribution of humanitarian aid and the celebration of Autumn Day in the presence of representatives of Russian occupation authorities. 

Background:

• Earlier, one of the so-called leaders of the occupying "administration" of Kherson, the Russian-appointed deputy head of the city of Kherson Civilian-Military Administration, Kyrylo Stremousov, announced the preparation for the offensive of Ukrainian troops on the city.
  
  
• Western military officials believe that the Ukrainian army can liberate Kherson from the Russian invaders as early as late October.
  
  
• Kremlin-appointed puppet head of Kherson Oblast, Volodymyr Saldo, had even appealed to the Russian leadership, asking for it to help evacuate residents from the region. The Russian Federation said that it would provide "free accommodation" to all persons coming to Russia from Kherson Oblast. He also announced that the occupation leadership of Kherson Oblast decided to move to the left bank [of the Dnipro River].
  
  
• In addition, according to the General Staff of Ukraine, the Russians have begun the process of evacuating so-called "state institutions" from the occupied part of Kherson Oblast to occupied Crimea.
• It also became known that the occupiers were taking collaborators and their families from Kherson to Russian-occupied Crimea.

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