British intelligence sources have confirmed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a staggering quarter of Ukrainians being displaced from their homes.
Despite almost 18 months passing since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians are still unable to return to their normal lives.
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Ukrainian authorities have reported that over the past year, approximately 139,000 citizens have been evacuated from combat zones in Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Kherson, areas under Ukrainian control.
The Ministry of Defense in the United Kingdom, in its recent update on Twitter, expressed that this displacement crisis represents just one facet of Ukraine’s broader ongoing struggle.
According to the United Nations, an estimated 6.3 million Ukrainians, predominantly women and children, are currently living as refugees, with five million more internally displaced within the country.
While some civilians have managed to find refuge within Ukraine, many have been forced to flee their hometowns and seek safety in the western regions or even leave the country entirely.
The Ministry of Defense asserts, “With Ukraine’s pre-war population of 44 million, a quarter of its citizens remain forcibly displaced due to Russia’s invasion.”
The situation is compounded by the devastating missile attacks launched from Russia and the deliberate destruction of civilian infrastructure by Moscow.
Last autumn, the energy sector was deliberately targeted, leaving entire communities without reliable access to electricity, water, and heating.
Additionally, there are grave concerns regarding the deportation of Ukrainian children. Ukrainian authorities allege that more than 19,000 children have been illegally transported to Russia or Russian-occupied territories since the beginning of the war.
In March, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin, citing his alleged involvement in the abduction of Ukrainian children and their relocation to Russia. The ICC also issued a warrant for Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, the commissioner for children’s rights in the office of the president of the Russian Federation.
While Russia initially rejected these allegations of child deportation and declared the warrants null and void, senior Russian politician Grigory Karasin claimed that “700,000 children have found refuge with us, fleeing the bombing and shelling in conflict areas in Ukraine.”
He emphasized that Russia has always treated children with care and warmth, unlike some European countries. Karasin further noted that Moscow has established a parliamentary commission to investigate Ukraine’s alleged “crimes” against minors.
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Last week, the ICC made its first charges related to these Russian war crimes. A Russian politician and two suspected Ukrainian collaborators were charged with abducting children from a children’s home in Kherson, supposedly taking them to Moscow and the occupied Crimea peninsula.
These children, aged between one and four years, now find themselves caught in the middle of this ongoing conflict.
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