"Morally humiliated": Children deported from Ukraine returned to their home country

Ukraine managed to return 120 children stolen by the Russian Federation from the occupied territories and 30 from Russia.

Returned children said that they were abused in Russia. Although they were fed and clothed, they were morally humiliated. According to the returned children, their peers constantly told them that the newcomers were "ho*ls" and Russians were better than them.

The children were also forced to drink the Russian national anthem and write explanations if they refused.

According to Radio Svoboda, the children were stolen and although the occupiers told their parents that they were taking them away for "treatment," no one was in any hurry to return them home.

According to the founder of Save Ukraine, Mykola Kuleba, about 16,000 children were taken from Ukraine by the Russians. At the same time, the Russian Federation said that it had taken about 700,000 young Ukrainians.