Zelensky: 2,000 Ukrainian Children Returned from Russian Occupation, Thousands Still Held Captive

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced 2,000 children have returned from Russian occupation since the war began.
• Thousands more Ukrainian children remain 'captive' in Russia and Russian-occupied territories.
• Moscow is accused of forcibly transferring around 20,000 children since February 2022.
• The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and his children's rights commissioner for the 'war crime of unlawful deportation' of children.
• Kyiv alleges Russia indoctrinates these children, forces Russian citizenship, and erases their Ukrainian identity.