Russia has returned six Ukrainian children taken from Ukraine's territories occupied by Russia, officials of Russia's Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova told the RBK news agency on December 5. According to the officials, the children were returned to Ukraine via the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Qatari Embassy in Moscow. Lvova-Belova and President Vladimir Putin are wanted by the International Criminal Court in the Hague for their roles in the deportation of Ukrainian children. Kyiv said earlier that as of July 1 it had confirmed 19,546 Ukrainian children had been illegally deported by Russia during its invasion. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russia Returns Six Ukrainian Children Taken From Ukraine's Occupied Territories
Qatar's ambassador to Russia, Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser Al Thani (center) and Alexei Ghazaryan, head of the Russian Office of the Commissioner for Children's Rights meet Ukrainian children and their family members before their departure to Ukraine at the Qatari Embassy in Moscow on December 5.