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Ukraine is making significant strides in repatriating its citizens and children from Russian-occupied territories. This effort, part of President Zelenskyy's Bring Kids Back UA initiative, has successfully returned thousands, including the youngest victims of forced deportation. International collaboration and the determination of Ukrainian authorities have seen notable successes, such as the recent return of 45 citizens, including a 93-year-old, and a wide range of children across different regions. The return efforts face challenges, particularly with orphans and citizens with special needs, as Russia complicates humanitarian evacuations. Nevertheless, Ukraine remains undeterred in its commitment to reclaim every citizen affected by this conflict, accentuating the importance of global support and cooperation.

How does Ukraine manage the return of its citizens from occupied territories?

Through coordinated efforts involving humanitarian organizations, government agencies, and international partners, Ukraine has been able to systematically repatriate its citizens from occupied territories. The government’s initiatives, such as Bring Kids Back UA, aim to restore families and provide necessary support for reintegration.

What challenges does Ukraine face in returning orphans from occupied territories?

Ukraine faces acute difficulties in retrieving orphans from occupied territories due to bureaucratic hurdles and Russian resistance to humanitarian evacuations. The government is working closely with international partners to navigate these challenges and ensure the safe return of orphaned children.

Has Ukraine set any conditions for the return of citizens living abroad?

Ukraine has refrained from imposing compulsory measures for the return of its citizens from abroad. However, the government is focused on developing economic and social incentives to encourage voluntary return. These include initiatives aimed at creating conducive conditions for resettlement and integration.

Who benefits from the Bring Kids Back UA initiative?

The Bring Kids Back UA initiative primarily benefits children abducted or displaced due to conflict, ensuring their safe return to Ukrainian-controlled territories. It extends its support to families, providing essential resources for rehabilitation and reintegration into society.

What are the demographics of the returned Ukrainian citizens?

The demographics of returned Ukrainians include children, elderly citizens, and individuals with disabilities. Recent returns have included a wide age range from children as young as three to citizens aged 93, emphasizing the program's inclusivity and comprehensive approach.

How is international cooperation aiding Ukraine's repatriation efforts?

International cooperation plays a crucial role in Ukraine's successful repatriation initiatives. Global partners provide both logistical support and diplomatic leverage, which are essential in overcoming Russian obstructions and achieving a coordinated international response to repatriation challenges.

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18-year-old orphan boy returned from occupation 18-year-old orphan boy returned from occupation As part of the initiative of the President of Ukraine Bring Kids Back UA, an 18-year-old orphan boy was rescued from the temporarily occupied territory. 660 3 Previously in trend: Returning children from occupation

Two teenagers brought back from occupation and Russia Two Ukrainian teenagers brought back from Russian occupation – OP Two more Ukrainian teenagers have been rescued from Russian-occupied territories and the Russian Federation as part of President Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative. 337 0 Previously in trend: Returning children from occupation

Six children were returned from the occupation. Details Another 6 children were returned from occupation. Father of one of boys died after being tortured by Russian military - OP Ukraine has returned six more children from the Russian-occupied territories. 1 026 2 Previously in trend: Returning children from occupation

lubinets, return Another 45 Ukrainians returned from temporarily occupied territory, oldest is 93 years old - Lubinets. PHOTOS Thanks to the coordinated work of the Ombudsman's Office, government agencies, humanitarian organisations and international partners, 45 Ukrainian citizens were safely returned from the TOT, as well as from the territories of the Russian Federation and Belarus. 2 537 8 Previously in trend: Return from occupation

Two Ukrainians returned from occupation Two young Ukrainians are returned from occupation – Office of President Two young Ukrainians - a 19-year-old girl and a 23-year-old man with a disability - were rescued from the temporarily occupied territory as part of the initiative of the President of Ukraine Bring Kids Back UA, 593 4 Previously in trend: Return from occupation

Zelenskyy named red lines in negotiations with Russia Ukraine will fight for all deported children, but situation with orphans is most difficult - Zelenskyy Ukraine will work to return all children taken to Russia, but the issue of returning orphans remains particularly difficult. 546 8 Previously in trend: Deportation of children

refugees,germany Only 25% of Ukrainian refugees plan to return for permanent residence – Ombudsman’s Office A quarter of Ukrainians who went abroad because of the full-scale war plan to return to Ukraine for permanent residence. 4 586 104 Previously in trend: Return of Ukrainians from abroad

Ukraine returns 449 children home thanks to Bring Kids Back UA initiative Another 15 children returned from temporarily occupied territories On Wednesday, February 19, another 15 children were returned from the temporarily occupied territories. 224 0 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

return of children from TOT Eight more children returned from temporarily occupied territories. PHOTOS On 14 February, eight more children were returned from the territories temporarily occupied by Russia to Ukraine-controlled territory. 809 2

Four children returned from Russian occupation Four children returned from Russian occupation Four children were returned from the Russian occupation. 303 6 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

children,return Since beginning of 2025, 31 children abducted by Russia have been returned to Ukraine - OP Since the beginning of 2025, 31 Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia have been returned. 198 0

Another 17 people returned to Ukraine from occupation and Russia Since beginning of 2025, 17 more citizens from occupied territories and Russia have been returned to Ukraine, - Lubinets Since the beginning of 2025, 17 Ukrainians have been evacuated from the temporarily occupied territories and Russia, including the elderly, people with limited mobility, and families with children. 290 1

children Eight children forcibly taken by Russian authorities from occupied Crimea have been returned As part of the initiative of the President of Ukraine Bring Kids Back UA, another 8 Ukrainian children were rescued from the temporarily occupied Crimea. 910 1

Prokopenko They have been held in inhumane conditions for almost 33 months – Prokopenko on absence of Azov fighters among released POWs Among the Ukrainian servicemen released from Russian captivity on Wednesday, February 5, there are no soldiers of the Azov brigade. 6 583 51 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap

Russia executed 177 Ukrainian prisoners of war during three years of war Russia actively hinders humanitarian evacuations, complicating return of Ukrainians from TOT - Lubinets Russia is actively preventing the return of Ukrainians from the temporarily occupied territories, creating maximum difficulties for humanitarian evacuation. 410 1

Five children were returned from Russian occupation Five children were returned from occupation, including daughter of servicewoman freed from Russian captivity - Lubinets. PHOTOS We managed to return 5 Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories to the government-controlled territory. 1 568 1 Previously in trend: War

17 Ukrainians returned from occupation Another 17 Ukrainians returned from occupation - Lubinets. PHOTOS Thanks to the efforts of state authorities, the Ombudsman's Office staff, volunteers and international partners, 17 more Ukrainian citizens were returned from the occupation. 1 397 2

More than 7,000 servicemen voluntarily returned to the Armed Forces after AWOL More than 7 thousand servicemen voluntarily return to service after AWOL - SBI As of the end of 2024, more than 7,000 servicemen voluntarily returned to the army after going AWOL. 1 981 8

Ukraine rescued three children from occupied territories Three children evacuated from TOT: 17-year-old boy, who was persecuted by occupiers, and two toddlers. PHOTO As part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, a 17-year-old boy who was persecuted for helping the Ukrainian armed forces and two young brothers separated from their mother were evacuated from the temporarily occupied territories. 1 803 3 Previously in trend: War

Ukrainians will not be forcibly returned from abroad There will be no compulsory measures to return Ukrainians from abroad - Chernyshov Ukraine will not take any coercive measures to return Ukrainians from abroad. 3 724 34

children, return Four more children returned from TOT in Kherson region Four more children have been returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine from the temporarily occupied left bank of the Kherson region. 321 0

Zelenskyy discusses incentives for Ukrainians to return from abroad with government officials All necessary economic and social incentives for Ukrainians to return from abroad should be created - Zelenskyy On December 26, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with government officials and the Presidential Administration team on the return to Ukraine of citizens who left for the war. 7 590 107

Ukraine returns son of servicewoman Bring Kids Back UA initiative succeeds in returning home son of Ukrainian servicewoman who remained in occupation for last three years - OP. PHOTO As part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, we managed to return the son of a Ukrainian servicewoman who spent three years in occupation in the Luhansk region. 2 122 3 Previously in trend: War

Dmytro Lubinets Lubinets on return of prisoners: There is communication, I hope there will be positive news by New Year Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said that he hopes for positive news about the return of prisoners by the New Year, but stressed that one cannot be 100% sure when it comes to agreements with Russia. 601 6 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Україна повернула з РФ 1029 дітей Ukraine managed to return 1,029 children from Russia - Lubinets Ukraine and its international partners managed to return 1029 Ukrainian children from Russia. 834 3 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

6 children returned from occupation Ukraine returns six more children from occupied territories - OP. PHOTO Six children who had been forcibly transferred to the temporarily occupied territories by the Russians were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine. 631 2 Previously in trend: War

Lubinets on the return of 8 children Eight Ukrainian children returned to their homeland. PHOTO Eight children aged 6 to 16 years were returned to Ukraine from the occupied territories of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson regions and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. 1 320 5

Cabinet of Ministers proposes to increase payments to families of soldiers killed in defence of Ukrainian civilians up to UAH 15 million Ukraine returns bodies of 502 fallen defenders The bodies of 502 fallen Ukrainian soldiers have been returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine. 3 261 8 Previously in trend: War

Повернення дітей з окупації Two more girls returned from occupied territories Two girls were returned from the occupied territories of Donetsk and Kherson regions. 854 1

Дмитро Лубінець Since beginning of full-scale invasion, 3767 Ukrainians have been returned from Russian captivity, - Lubinets Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, 3767 Ukrainians have been returned home from Russian captivity. 186 of them are civilians. 361 4

діти, повернення Another 15 children returned from Russian occupation Another 15 Ukrainian children were returned from the Russian occupation. They were in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. 498 1

5 українців повернули з окупації 5 Ukrainians returned from occupied territories - Lubinets. PHOTOS Five Ukrainians who were in occupation were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine. 1 057 2 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

зсу,поховання,втрати Ukraine returns bodies of 563 fallen defenders As a result of repatriation activities, the bodies of 563 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine. 15 672 17

Лубінець: Україні вдалося повернути 1001 дитину 1001 children were returned to Ukraine from occupied territories and Russia, - Lubinets Russia has deported and forcibly displaced almost 20,000 Ukrainian children, although the actual number may be much higher. Ukraine has already managed to return 1001 children. 392 2

ще 10 дітей вдалося повернути із ТОТ 6 more children returned from TOT in Kherson region - RMA 6 children were returned from the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region. 336 2

Двох жінок повернули з окупації Two women, one of whom had been illegally detained by Russians for long time, returned from occupation - Lubinets. PHOTO Two women were returned from the occupied territories of Ukraine, one of them was illegally detained by the Russian Federation. 2 260 0

Ще 7 дітей повернули з окупованої Херсонщини 7 children were returned from occupied Kherson region - RMA Seven children were returned from the occupied Kherson region to the territory controlled by Ukraine. 238 2 Previously in trend: War

В Україну повернули ще 7 дітей Seven children are returned to Ukraine from occupation - Lubinets. PHOTOS Four families from the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk regions were returned to Ukraine from the occupation. 802 1

З окупації повернули ще чотирьох українських дітей Four more Ukrainian children returned from Russian occupation Four children were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine from the occupation. 344 0 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

В Україну повернули 3х дітей та їх матір Mother with three children returned from occupation - Lubinets After a year in occupation, three Ukrainian children and their mother were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine. 1 059 2

Катар оголосив про угоду щодо обміну дітьми між Україною та РФ Qatar announces agreement with Ukraine and Russia to exchange 13 children: Lubinets denies information (updated) Qatar announced that it had reached an agreement with Ukraine and Russia to exchange under its auspices thirteen children displaced by the war. 2 481 21

З окупованих територій повернули двох дітей 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl are returned from occupied territories A 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old girl deprived of parental care were returned from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. 1 548 1

діти Another 10 children returned from TOT in Kherson region Ukraine has returned ten more children aged 3 to 16 to the government-controlled territory. They were in the occupied part of the Kherson region. 280 1

Андрій Сибіга It is time to ask questions about development of programs for return of Ukrainians by European Union - Sybiha Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said that the time has come for the European Union to develop programs for the return of Ukrainians, and the ministry continues to work actively to develop initiatives that will encourage Ukrainians to return. 23 906 200

діти 2 more children are returned from TOT in Kherson region Two more children were returned from the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region. 328 0

Менше українців хоче повернутися до України: Що сказав Шмигаль? Number of citizens who would like to return to Ukraine has decreased. We need to work on this - Shmyhal The number of Ukrainian citizens who would like to return to their homeland has decreased since the beginning of the full-scale war. 5 450 78 Previously in trend: War

В Україну повернулись 14 дітей Another 14 children were returned from temporarily occupied territories to Ukraine. PHOTOS On August 29, several families were returned to Ukraine from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. 716 1

дітей,повернення Five families with children are returned from temporarily occupied Kherson region On August 26, 5 families were returned from the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson region. 415 0

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