Help find and return home Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

These are the stories of children brought back to Ukraine as part of the President's initiative, Bring Kids Back UA. They were taken from occupied territories, held in Russian camps and institutions, and in many cases, put at risk of being adopted into new families or forced to forget who they are. These are just a few of the thousands of cases. These children are home. But many still aren't.

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Anastasiia
Returned from deportation in 2025
Anastasiia is from Kherson and was subjected to attempts to integrate her into the Russian system after the occupation. Despite pressure and threats, she maintained a pro-Ukrainian position. Despite everything, Anastasiia returned to Ukraine and reunited with her mother.
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Andrii
Returned from occupation in 2025
Andrii is from the Luhansk region and maintained a pro-Ukrainian position despite the occupation, pressure at school and the risks he faced. Together with his mother, he left through a humanitarian corridor and returned to Ukraine.
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Maksym
Returned from occupation in 2023
Maxim is from Nova Kakhovka. During the occupation, Russian forces repeatedly stopped and searched him and later took him to a propaganda camp. He left for Europe in August 2023, later returned to Ukraine, and now lives and works in Kyiv, writing books about occupation.
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Vitalii
Returned from occupation in 2025
Vitalii is a 19-year-old from the Kherson region. At 15, while living under occupation, he joined “Yellow Ribbon” movement. In 2024, he was detained over a photo of him burning a St. George’s ribbon and sentenced to two years suspended for “rehabilitation of Nazism.” In 2026, he returned to Ukraine. He lives and works in Kyiv.
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Veronika
Returned from deportation in 2025
At 13, Veronika was taken to Russia and forcibly separated from her mother for 14 months, spending her 13th and 14th birthdays there. She was bullied at school, while police pressured her during interrogations and demanded fabricated testimonies. She returned home smiling in photos, but behind them were humiliation and trauma.
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Bohdan
Returned from occupation in 2025
Bohdan is a 20-year-old from Simferopol. His parents prevented him from leaving until he came of age. At 17, while living in occupied Crimea, he received a summons to a Russian military enlistment office. After being threatened, he fled and spent two years in hiding. In 2025, he returned to Ukraine, where he received housing and support.
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