Ukraine’s First Lady Pleads for Return of Children Abducted by Russia

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Three-and-a-half years into the war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia is said to have abducted more than 20,000 Ukrainian children. (@ZelenskaUA) September 23, 2025The issues of Ukraine’s children is a topic first lady Melania Trump also has expressed concern over. “It is very encouraging to see the commitment of the first ladies to the well-being of all children,” Pavlevych said, adding that it is clear “Russia is not going to return the stolen children willingly.”“The world cannot lose anymore time to return Ukraine’s children. Ukrainian children have been taken to more than 200 locations in Russia and the Ukrainian territory Russia currently occupies, according to a report from Yale University on Ukraine’s abducted children. Abducted children must be returned unconditionally.