Child Reunification Efforts Amidst Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Moscow is working to bring 16 children from Ukraine and plans to reunite 10 more with relatives there. The complexity of child reunification amidst the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has seen over 1,277 successful reunions, though accusations of abductions loom over Russia's evacuation efforts.

Moscow is actively engaged in efforts to bring 16 children to Russia from Ukraine while planning to reunite 10 others with their families in Ukraine, according to the country's commissioner for children's rights.

Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova emphasized working solely with legal guardians, having facilitated 95 reunifications in Ukraine alongside 17 returns to Russia.

The child relocations, part of a larger diplomatic tug-of-war, have sparked international controversy, with Kyiv labeling mass abductions as war crimes under UN definitions.

(With inputs from agencies.)