Ukraine has successfully repatriated two children – a 14-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy, as announced by Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office.

Children Returned from Occupation

The 14-year-old girl was at risk of being sent to a Russian boarding school but was rescued thanks to the efforts of her relatives.

The 17-year-old boy had lived under shelling with his family for nearly two years and suffered a concussion.

“We will not stop until every Ukrainian child is safe. We are fulfilling the President's mission to bring all children home, without exceptions,” emphasized Yermak.

He also expressed gratitude to the “Ukrainian Network for Child Rights” for their assistance in the children's return.

Children in Donetsk Oblast Need Evacuation

In Donetsk Oblast, 106 children remain in 17 settlements where forced evacuation is taking place.

“As of today, there are 106 children remaining in 17 settlements of the region... they are from 75 families,” stated Yuliya Ryzhakova, acting head of the children's affairs service of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration.

The highest number of unevacuated children is from Komarska (55 children) and Shakhivska communities (46 children).

In the past week, an additional 30 children were evacuated.

What You Need to Know About the Return of Ukrainians

On February 4, twelve children were successfully brought back from temporarily occupied territories.

On January 28, five children aged between 1.5 to 18 years were returned.

On January 7, three children were repatriated from the occupied territories – a 17-year-old boy and two younger boys.

On December 9, another child was brought back to Ukraine as part of President Zelensky's Bring Kids Back UA initiative, thanks to the partners of the Ukrainian Network for Child Rights.

On November 6, a meeting was held at the Ombudsman’s Office with families of Ukrainian civilians held captive by Russia.

Ukraine has already repatriated over 1000 children from temporarily occupied territories and Russia.

On November 3, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, stated that Ukraine seeks to obtain lists of all Ukrainian prisoners of war that Russia is ready to return promptly.