Russian deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children could amount to genocide

Russia’s abduction and deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children could amount to the crime of genocide, according to the special rapporteur for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.

“Yes, I think we could speak about genocide,” Carina Odebrink, the special rapporteur, said in a recent interview with Ukrinform.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian forces have systematically abducted Ukrainian children, primarily in the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, and taken them to Russia, where they undergo “re-education,” or indoctrination.

It is unclear exactly how many children have been forcibly deported, many of whom were orphaned in the war, primarily because Russia is not sharing details on who it has taken or where they have gone.

Ukraine’s government has

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