Russia deports over 20,500 Ukrainian children, 2,790 return so far – EU foreign policy chief
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
More than 20,500 Ukrainian children have been illegally deported to Russia, of whom only 2,790 had been returned home as of November, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said during an address to the European Parliament's plenary session.
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- Nov 12, 7:31 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisRussia deports over 20,500 Ukrainian children, 2,790 return so far – EU foreign policy chiefen.interfax.com.ua ↗
- Nov 12, 12:43 PM UTC+5 hEuropean Parliament adopts resolution on Ukrainian children deported by Russia – Kondratiuken.interfax.com.ua (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 2:45 PM UTC+7 hEuropean Parliament calls for Russia's actions against Ukrainian children to be recognised as genocidepravda.com.ua ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 2:45 PM UTC · +7 h
- Nov 12, 3:07 PM UTC+8 hEuropean Parliament urges Russia to return deported Ukrainian childreneuronews.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same European Parliament debate and resolution on deported Ukrainian children, and their figures and details are consistent with Report 1.
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