Ukraine has managed to bring back a group of children and teenagers — students of the Novopetrivska Special School in the Mykolaiv region, who were deported to Russia in 2022, according to the Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak.

A group of children and teenagers who were abducted by Russian forces from a special school in Mykolaiv Oblast during its partial occupation have been brought back to Ukraine. Among them are orphans and children whose parents had been deprived of parental rights.

While praising first lady Melania Trump’s work to return Ukrainian children from Russian captivity, President Donald Trump last week seemed to downplay the estimates of the number of children allegedly abducted since the war began.

First lady Melania Trump announced ongoing efforts to reunite Ukrainian children with their families, saying that eight have already been reunified.

First lady Melania Trump said she has been communicating with Vladimir Putin's government about reuniting Ukrainian children with their families.

We talk a lot about oil and gas and land. We need to talk more about the children,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, a key Trump ally, told NBC News.

Ukrainian children face war, trauma and disrupted schooling, yet find resilience through family, sports and summer camps.

Ukraine's prime minister said Moscow's aim was to plunge the country into cold and darkness as winter arrives. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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