Bring Kids Back UA said Nov. 6 that Save Ukraine had brought 13 children and young people out of Russian-occupied areas during the prior week, including an 18-year-old who received a military call-up notice.
Ukraine’s Children of War platform listed 20,651 confirmed deportation and forced-transfer cases and 2,790 children returned as of Nov. 6, citing Bring Kids Back UA for both figures. The return count covers children brought back from deportation, forcible transfer and temporary occupation.
Luka, 18, was among the cases the initiative described. Bring Kids Back UA said Russian soldiers took his home and he had to attend a school operating under occupation. It also said he received a call-up notice after his 18th birthday despite serious health problems, with preparations under way to mobilize him.
The initiative said Andrii and Nina, both 13, were also brought back. It said Andrii was pressured to attend a Russian school, where he had to draw Russian soldiers and take ideological tests. Nina’s parents, the initiative said, faced threats of violence after refusing to enroll her in a Russian school.
At Save Ukraine’s Hope and Recovery centres, the returnees are being offered psychological care, help with documents and a safe place to stay, Bring Kids Back UA said. The accounts have not been independently verified, and the announcement did not include a Russian response to the specific allegations. EconoTimes previously covered an earlier Save Ukraine operation that returned 23 people from occupied territory.
