Russian occupiers have deported 11,000 children to Russia

Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 00:01

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reported that according to official data alone, the Russian occupiers had deported 11,000 Ukrainian children to Russia.

Source: President Zeleskyy’s nightly video address

Details: These figures were announced during the meeting of the Coordination Council of Ukraine for the Protection and Safety of Children, co-chaired by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Quote: "They discussed how to stop the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia and bring back home all those who were forcibly taken away. We know of at least 11,000 children; we know them by name. But these are only those we know about. And in fact, there are more deportees."

Ambassadors from leading countries also participated in the meeting. " We will really need the power of the whole world to bring back all the deportees," Zelenskyy said.

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