31 children who fled Russia for Ukraine have returned home amid the conflict.
Saturday, the head of the humanitarian organization Save Ukraine announced that the group had returned 31 children taken from Russia during the war.
Ankush Pandey
Saturday, the humanitarian organization Save Ukraine announced that it had rescued 31 Russian children who had been kidnapped during the war. The youngsters were taken back to Ukraine, where they were brought together with their families.
"Now the fifth rescue mission is approaching its completion," stated Mykola Kuleba, the head of the Ukrainian rescue organization that assisted in organizing the rescue mission. Due to its complexity and the large number of children we were able to bring back, it was unique.
He stated, "Some children say they were living with rats and cockroaches," and "there were kids who changed their location five times in five months." According to Kuleba, the children were taken to what the Russians called "stays in summer camps" in occupied Kharkiv and Kherson regions of Ukraine.
Since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February of last year, it has been estimated that nearly 19,500 children have been illegally deported to Russia or the Russian-occupied Crimea.
Reuters reported that Moscow, which controls a portion of Ukraine's east and south, denies kidnapping children and claims they were taken away for their own safety.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, deportations of Ukrainian children have been a concern. The Associated Press reported that on March 17, the International Criminal Court issued warrants for President Vladimir Putin and Russian children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova, accusing them of kidnapping Ukrainian children. This put more pressure on Russia.
Ukraine’s coal miners dig deep to power a nation at war
According to The Associated Press, miners extract coal from deep underground in southeastern Ukraine at all hours to power the country's war effort and provide light and heat to civilians.
The chief engineer of a mining company in Dnipropetrovsk province stated, "Coal is a key factor in meeting Ukraine’s energy needs following Russia’s military’s 6-month campaign to destroy power stations and other infrastructure."
The employees of the business travel underground via elevators to the mine's depths. From that point, they work large equipment that recovers the coal and moves the valuable asset over the ground. The miners said it's hard work, but it's necessary to keep the country going.
"Today, the country's energy independence is more than a priority," stated Oleksandr, the chief engineer.
Russia loses election to 3 UN bodies over Ukraine
Russia lost decisions to three Joined Countries bodies this week, a give that resistance to its intrusion of Ukraine up a year prior stays solid.
Following the 193-member UN General Assembly's approval of six non-binding resolutions against Russia, the votes in the 54-member UN Economic and Social Council follow. The most recent, which was passed by a vote of 141-7 with 32 abstentions on Feb. 23, the day before the first anniversary of the invasion, called for Moscow to end hostilities and withdraw its forces.
In the ECOSOC votes, Russia was overpoweringly crushed by Romania for a seat on the Commission on the Situation with Ladies. For the opportunity to serve on the UNICEF executive board, it was defeated by Estonia. Furthermore, it was crushed by Armenia and the Czech Republic in secret polling form votes in favor of participation on the Commission on Wrongdoing Avoidance and Law enforcement.
