Ukrainian prosecutors on June 30 charged a Russian politician and two suspected Ukrainian collaborators with war crimes over the alleged deportation of dozens of orphans from the formerly occupied southern city of Kherson, some of them as young as 1 year old. They are the first suspects to be charged by Ukraine, which says more than 19,000 children have been illegally transferred to Russia or Russian-held territory, officials told Reuters. The charges brought by Ukrainian prosecutors follow a wider investigation carried out in cooperation with The Hague-based International Criminal Court, the chief prosecutor of which visited the Kherson Children's Home. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Ukraine Brings First Charges For Deporting Kherson Orphans
Children evacuated from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson wait in a bus heading to Crimea in the town of Oleshky in October 2022.