Eight Ukrainian children returned home from Russian-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast after being abducted. The children included five girls and three boys aged between 6 and 17.
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Eight Ukrainian children returned home from Russian-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast, including five girls and three boys aged 6-17
Since February 2022, Russia has abducted at least 19,500 children from occupied territories
Less than 400 abducted children have returned home thus far
162 children from occupied parts of Kherson Oblast returned to Ukrainian-controlled territories in 2024
Eight children were returned from the temporarily occupied part of Kherson region to the Ukrainian-controlled territory.
Five girls and three boys aged six to 17 returned to the Ukraine-controlled territory.
Since year-start, a total of 162 children from Kherson region have been returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine's government.
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