“From the temporarily occupied Crimea, it was possible to save a 20-year-old Ukrainian, whom the Russian occupation power actively prepared for forced mobilization into the army of the Russian Federation. Presidential head Andriy Yermak reported a successful return operation. The boy was only 11 years old when Russia seized the peninsula in 2014, and he lived in occupation most of his life, faced with persecution”, – WRITE ON: UA.news
From the temporarily occupied Crimea, it was possible to save a 20-year-old Ukrainian, whom the Russian occupation power actively prepared for forced mobilization into the army of the Russian Federation.
Presidential head Andriy Yermak reported a successful return operation.
The boy was only 11 years old when Russia seized the peninsula in 2014, and he lived in occupation most of his life, faced with persecution for any manifestation of Ukrainian identity. Last year, the invaders began to press on the young man, calling him on a “medical commission”, handing over a summons and sending police officers to his home for interrogations, penalties and forced to sign a “Subscription of the NEW.”
In order to avoid mobilization and support the family, the young man was forced to work informally. He was helped by a girlfriend from the territory controlled by Ukraine, which addressed the experts of the Ukrainian network for the rights of the child. Together with volunteers, they organized a complex return operation. Yermak noted that the young man is already safe and responds emotionally that “for the first time in nine years he sees the Ukrainian flag, hears his native language and can speak it freely.”
International Return Coalition Ukrainian children called Russian Federation immediately and without No conditions to return the stolen children. The joint statement was signed by 38 countries, the Council of Europe and the European Union.
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