Children of War

24 February 2022 - 29 March 2024


CHILDREN'S STORIES

In this section, you will find the stories of children affected by the full-scale war. Those injured or killed. Those kidnapped or detained by the russian military and representatives of the occupational authorities. This section also includes materials on the successful return of children and their reunification with relatives after illegal deportation to russia or belarus, or after forced relocation to temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.



Dear media representatives!

All interviews with children affected by the war were carefully prepared for. They were conducted under the guidance of a child psychologist and by a team of professionals with maximum consideration of the child's interests.

You may use all materials in whole or in part for publication in your media outlets or to produce your own informational products. After all, these materials were created specifically to limit the victims' communication about their traumatic experience, to avoid repetitive interviews and thus protect the children and their relatives from re-traumatization.

The use of any photo, video or text materials from the "Children's Stories" section is allowed under the following mandatory condition: must include reference to "THE CHILDREN OF WAR" State Portal for Missing and Displaced Children https://childrenofwar.gov.ua 
 

Oleksandr, 12 years old, Mariupol

The russians captured 12-year-old Oleksandr (known as Sashko) and his mother, Snizhana, in Mariupol in March 2022. They separated them in a filtration camp, not allowing them to say goodbye to each other. Sashko was sent to the hospital with an eye injury. Later, they said, they would place him in an orphanage until a russian foster family adopted him. However, thanks to the boy's courage, his grandmother Lyudmyla's efforts, and the coordinated work of a large team of governmental and non-governmental organizations and services, he was returned to territory controlled by Ukraine.
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