Russian authorities have officially documented the transfer of 744,000 Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories to Russia. At the same time, Ukrainian authorities have verified nearly 19,500 children and established their whereabouts.
This was stated by Ukraine's Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets in an interview with Army FM, Ukrinform reports.
"I will give several figures. The first is 1.6 million. This is the number of Ukrainian children who lived in territories currently controlled by the Russian occupation authorities. The next figure is 744,000 Ukrainian children. This is the number officially recorded by the Russians in their reports," he said.
Lubinets noted that, for example, Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian presidential commissioner for children's rights who is subject to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, officially reported that 744,000 Ukrainian children had been physically transferred from temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories to the Russian Federation.
"Another figure is 19,546. This number has been verified by Ukrainian government agencies and intelligence services. These are Ukrainian children whom we have identified, verified, and whose current location and circumstances we know," the Ombudsman added.
