As part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, 11 Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories and the Russian Federation have been successfully returned.
This was reported by the head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak.
The children are aged between 10 and 17 years.
"One particularly touching story is that of a family from which we returned five siblings. The children were taken to Russia, and for a long time, there was no information about them. Eventually, they managed to contact their adult sister in Ukraine and begged: take us home.
Even after that, the path back was extremely challenging. Russian guardianship authorities applied pressure, prolonged the process, and tried to force a change of heart. The return was made possible only after more than a year of persistent and diligent work", Yermak stated.
According to the head of the President's Office, Qatar acted as a mediator for the return.
