"Ukrainian Children and Soldiers Return Home, Rebuilding Lives After Russian Ordeal"

Ukrainian mothers and grandmothers have successfully rescued their children who were forcibly deported to Russia or Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine. These families, among the estimated 19,000 separated by the Russian military and Ukrainian collaborators, have embarked on a long and dangerous journey to bring their children back home. The children, who were taken to Russian-controlled summer camps and subjected to Russian propaganda, are now reunited with their families, but many are struggling with the emotional and psychological effects of their ordeal. The International Criminal Court has declared Russia's deportation of these children a war crime and issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin and children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova.