Zelensky said how many children the occupiers deported to Russia
The president gave only the official figure, but believes that many more children have been taken out.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this during his address.
According to him, the occupiers have deported 11,000 Ukrainian children to Russia only according to official data.
We discussed how to stop the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia and bring home all those who were forcibly removed. At least this is almost 11,000 children - we know their names. But this is only those we know about. And in fact there are more of them.
These figures were announced during a meeting of the Ukrainian Coordinating Council for Protection and Safety of Children, co-chaired by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
In addition, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General, Russian troops have already killed 421 children in Ukraine.
The figures are not final as work continues to identify them in places of active hostilities and in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Artur Zayonts specialises in news from the frontline. A historian by education, Arthur has always sought to bring depth and context to his journalistic work.
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