Two Young Men Returned to Ukraine from Occupied Crimea: The Story of Their Release.

According to FREEДOM: 'Now they are home, in free Ukraine. Together with their families. And with the right to their own future,' noted Andriy Yermak.

21-year-old Jemil and 22-year-old Mustafa spent their entire lives under occupation. They witnessed searches in neighbors' houses, humiliation, and constant pressure due to their Crimean Tatar identity. For a long time, they could not leave because they were worried about their relatives. He thanked the Ukrainian Network for Children's Rights and all partners for their support and for bringing Ukrainian citizens home. As previously reported, 65 Ukrainians who were forcibly taken to the buffer zone at the border crossing with Georgia were returned to Ukraine. Among the citizens returned are 10 women and eight seriously wounded individuals. You can help bring underage Ukrainian citizens home. If you live in Belarus, Russia, or on temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and have information about deported children, write to the Telegram channel 'I am here' or to the FREEДОМ website. Kyiv guarantees anonymity. Note that the FREEДОМ TV channel in partnership with the advisor-commissioner of the President of Ukraine on children's rights and child rehabilitation and the Juvenile Police of Ukraine has launched an information campaign 'Know — Say!', which aims to motivate residents of Russia to resist the forced deportation of Ukrainian children and facilitate their return to Ukraine. The post Two young men returned to Ukraine from the Russian-occupied Crimea appeared first on Freedom. The initiative of the President of Ukraine successfully allowed the return of two young Ukrainian citizens from occupied Crimea, who lived for many years under pressure and oppression due to their identity. These stories exemplify the importance of returning home and the right to one's own future for all Ukrainian citizens.