Twelve Ukrainian children who were in Russian-occupied territory were returned to parts of Ukraine controlled by Kyiv.
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Kyiv has accused Moscow of abducting almost 20,000 children from parts of the east and south of Ukraine.
Twelve Ukrainian children have been successfully returned from Russian-occupied areas of Kherson Oblast, aged from two to 17
12 children were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine from the TOT of Kherson region
Since the beginning of 2024, 120 children from Kherson Oblast have been returned to government-controlled territory
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