About 24 Ukrainian youngsters were abducted by Russian authorities from the Moscow-occupied Donetsk province.
In contravention of all international covenants, child rights treaties, and UN regulations, the children were sent to adopted family in Novosibirk, 3600 miles away from their homes.
They won’t be able to find out whether their fathers were killed, sent to prison camps, or expelled due to the confidentiality of the adoption.
According to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN is looking into the transportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, where Russian families are willing to adopt them.
Michelle Bachelet, a former representative for human rights, stated during a statement to the Human Rights Council, which is now meeting in Geneva, that her office “launched an investigation into allegations of forced deportation of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation.
She said, “According to these allegations, some children were taken from their status as orphans in order to be exposed to adoption in Russia.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24, it is estimated that thousands of youngsters have been sent to Russia.
In particular, the United Nations discussed the potential of forcibly adopting the approximately 91,000 children who attended internal schools at the start of the conflict, the most of whom were located in the country’s eastern areas.
Russia is transferring 24 Ukrainian youngsters to a secret location after their abduction.
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