Hundreds of Ukrainian children kidnapped on Russian presidential plane

It has been reported that children have been kidnapped from occupied Ukrainian territories, stripped of their Ukrainian identity and allowed to live with Russian families.

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A study has also found that these operations were carried out with the help of Russian presidential planes and financial support.

Hundreds of Ukrainian children kidnapped on Russian presidential plane

It has been identified that 314 Ukrainian children were taken to Russia in the early months of the war in Ukraine.

Based on these issues, in March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for the Rights of the Child, Maria Lvova-Belova.

However, Lvova-Belova explained that her commission acted on humanitarian grounds to protect children in areas where military operations were taking place.

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In this situation, researcher Nathaniel Raymond said that he plans to present the findings of the study to the UN Security Council on Wednesday.

Hundreds of Ukrainian children kidnapped on a plane for the Russian president

Raymond also said that this is a plan to kidnap Ukrainian children and turn them into Russian citizens. Forced transfer is a crime against humanity under international law. Putin is now accused of illegally deporting Ukrainian children.

Ukraine estimates that about 19,500 children have been taken to Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea since the invasion. Ukraine has denied this number and has requested that it provide relevant evidence.

Based on the information released, it is said that Russia began taking Ukrainian children from occupied Ukrainian territories in the days before the invasion in February 2022.