International Calls for Return of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Snopes
Russian authorities have been accused of unlawfully transferring over 19,000 Ukrainian children since 2022, with social media alleging the existence of an online 'marketplace' listing kidnapped Ukrainian children for adoption, hosted on a database linked to the Russian-controlled Luhansk People's Republic. While the database is not new and has been used for years, Ukrainian officials and human rights groups are working to identify and recover the children, amid international condemnation and legal actions against Russia for war crimes related to child abduction.