Four Ukrainian children abducted from occupied territories in early 2022 were identified on a Russian government-linked adoption website (usynovite.ru/adopt.ru) using image recognition and public records.
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Four Ukrainian children, aged 8-15, abducted from occupied territories in early 2022 were found listed for adoption on a Russian government-linked website
Four children who were abducted and deported to Russia at the beginning of the full-scale invasion were possibly put up for adoption on a government-linked adoption site
At least 19,500 children have been confirmed as abducted by Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Less than 400 of the abducted children have returned home
Photos and data of Ukrainian children who were abducted and taken to Russia in the first months of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 are posted on adoption websites by the occupiers.
One child is pictured with a new Russian name and age, which differ from those listed in their Ukrainian state documents.
Another child is depicted with a Russian version of a Ukrainian name.
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Extracted: 2026-02-23T15:07:56.573Z
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