Use Belarus: Russians continue to export Ukrainian children from Tot - Lubinets
According to the Ombudsman, the Russians constantly make new and new lists of children who are currently in the occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. At the same time, they take children to Belarus, hiding in such a way that children eventually find themselves in Russia. "We record a new systemic problem when Russians deport Ukrainian children through the territory of Belarus," Lubinets said.
He believes that the number of children stolen by Russia in Belarus can reach thousands. According to Yale University, more than 2400 Ukrainian children have been taken to Belarus. However, according to the Ombudsman, they are temporarily, before sending to the Russian Federation, because Belarus is only an intermediate point in logistics before transporting children to Russia. "That is, the establishment of the fact of deportation and verification of the child is a hard work.
We need to establish who took the children, where he brought them to the territory of the Russian Federation. And when this occurs through the territory of Belarus, how to find such information in its territory? , - Lubinets explained. And it adds that it is very difficult to get any information in general. "Either directly, or through the mediation of some partners, international organizations, they do not provide such information at all.
That is, I have never received any information about any Ukrainian child from the Russian side, they never provide it with us," the Ombudsman states. Since the beginning of the full -scale war, Russia has systematically export Ukrainian children to the occupied Crimea, Belarus or remote regions of Russia.
After the deportation of children, the Russians continue to take illegal actions against them - they change citizenship, transfer to Russian families, "turn" on borders while trying to leave Russia. As of December 7, 2023, 19 540 Ukrainian children were officially confirmed by Russia. It is now known that the so -called "temporary custody" has been transferred, that is, illegally adopted, at least 380 Ukrainian children.
In addition, several dozen facts have been recorded, according to Lubin, withdrawing children from families of Ukrainian refugees abroad. In addition, all children who are in the territories of Ukraine, temporarily controlled by the Russian Federation, get to the lists of military accounting. "When boys reach 16 years of age, they, according to our data, automatically fall into military registration in the Russian Federation. Then it continues. That is, his (teenager. -ed. ) The Ombudsman states.
It is well known that due to the illegal deportation of children, the International Criminal Court in the Hague issued a warrant for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian-Beliv-Belova Commissioner for the RF RF. Meanwhile, on St. Nicholas Day, Ukraine managed to return home eight children, the media reported. Before that, they told about 18-year-old Bohdan Ermokhin, who managed to take out a few days before the age of majority.