The Russian presidential commissioner for the Rights of the Child denies at the UN the illegal deportation of Ukrainian minors
ThePresidential Commissioner for the Rights of the Child in Russia, María Lvova-Belova,accused together with Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine, denied the claim at an informal meeting of the UN Security Council.
When Lvova-Belova took the floor, who was connected by videoconference, toThe representatives of the United Kingdom, the United States, Albania and Malta left the room.
Lvova-Belova said that his statements allow “to understand the real facts instead of rumors or unfounded accusations.” The defense of the minor noted that since February 2022 Russia has hosted more than 5 million Ukrainians, of whom 700,000 were children. “Among these children, there were 2,000 from orphanages or shelters for minors,” Lvova-Belova noted.
“Till the date, around 1,300 children were returned to their orphanages (of origin). 400, due to the fact that these institutions are constantly bombarded by Ukraine, were sent to Russian orphanages in different regions and are being cared for in those institutions and 358 children were placed in homes with guardians who have supervised custody,” he added.
For his part, Ukraine ha documented about 20,000 cases of Ukrainian minors from Moscow-controlled territories of the country who have been deported to Russia or separated from their families by the occupying authorities, reports EFE.
