"Mother's harrowing rescue of child from Russian captivity amid Ukraine war"

Tetiana Bodak, a Ukrainian mother, rescued her son Vladyslav from Russian captivity after he spent eight months in a recreational camp and an educational facility in Russian-occupied Crimea and Kherson Oblast. Vladyslav was forced to sing the Russian anthem and punished for his pro-Ukrainian stance. According to Ukrainian authorities, about 19,500 Ukrainian children have been abducted from the occupied territories and sent to other Russian-controlled areas or Russia since last February. Bringing children home from Russia is beyond challenging, according to Ukrainian charities and authorities involved in such missions.