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Almost 4,800 children deported to russia by the occupiers were identified, - Gerasimchuk

Ukraine is to create a single register of missing children, including those forcibly deported.

Almost 4,800 children deported to russia by the occupiers were identified, - Gerasimchuk
Photo: OPU Press Service

Of the 3234,000 children forcibly taken to russia by the occupiers, 4,795 were identified.

This was reported in the press service of the Office of the President.

The June 1 meeting of the Council for the Life and Safety of Children in Wartime and Post-War focused on making the most of international channels to monitor the condition of children deported to russia and to document crimes committed against them. them.

Adviser to the Presidential Commissioner for the Rights of the Child and Child Rehabilitation Darya Gerasymchuk stressed, that in order to search for children more effectively, it is necessary to combine data from the registers existing in Ukraine, and create a single register of children missing in special circumstances, including those forcibly deported, displaced, and missing children during the russian military invasion.

"We have more than 150 registers. Our analysis shows, that the ten main registers give us a clear picture of where the children are. Therefore, we set ourselves the task of creating a joint register that searches for all children by personal ID. We’ll be able to create a list of children, whose whereabouts we do not know," Gerasymchuk said.

Plus, with these data it will also be possible to obtain evidence of genocide of the Ukrainian people.

Gerasymchuk noted that such a register can be created on the basis of the law enforcement agency of Ukraine.

The issue of deportation of Ukrainian children is planned to be discussed during a meeting with representatives of the G20 countries. This was stated by the head of the Council, the head of the OPU Andriy Yermak.

According to the press service of the President's Office, Ukraine is also working on creating an information and communication portal "Children of War". Information on how many children died and were injured as a result of hostilities on the territory of Ukraine will be published here on a daily basis. They will also post information about the search for children from the National Police of Ukraine, data on children who were deported to the territory of the russian federation.

On the portal you can apply for a search for a child who is lost or deported, as well as other crimes against children.

It will be recalled, that Gerasymchuk reported that more than 7.5 million Ukrainian children are currently suffering from the war, including bodily injuries, but also about violations of psychological and psycho-emotional state and absolute violation of children's rights.

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