Russia has created a catalog of kidnapped Ukrainian children: how trafficking works.
07.08.2025
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Shostal Oleksandr
07.08.2025
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In Russia, an online catalog has been created in which profiles of children kidnapped from Ukraine are displayed. On the site, citizens of the aggressor country can 'choose' a child by photo and take them 'under custody'. This was reported on Facebook by former children's ombudsman Mykola Kuleba on Thursday, August 7. Ukrainian children put up for 'sale' in Russia Kuleba reported that since 2014, Russian occupiers have systematically transported Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories - Luhansk, Donetsk and Crimea. 'On the hastily created site, one can literally 'choose' a child by photo with uncovered faces. They describe the children as goods: 'obedient', 'calm', etc. Just imagine - you can filter children not only by gender, but also by eye and hair color! The way they describe our Ukrainian children is no different from a slave catalog. This is real child trafficking in the 21st century that the world must stop immediately' The former ombudsman emphasized that most of these children were born before the occupation and hold Ukrainian citizenship. Some of their parents were killed by the Russian authorities, or were forced to obtain Russian passports. 'When the Russians demand lists of kidnapped Ukrainian children in negotiations, they only need to provide a database from their own Luhansk 'Ministry of Education' site. All the evidence of their crimes is right on their official resources' It is worth noting that four more children were returned from temporarily occupied territories. It has also become known that in Russia a teenager was beaten because of his style. It has been reported that an online catalog has been created in Russia where profiles of kidnapped Ukrainian children are published for 'sale', indicating child trafficking and human rights violations. Ukrainian children are being taken from temporarily occupied territories to Russia, where they can be chosen by photo and description on the website; the consequences of this situation must be stopped immediately.
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