News from occupied Ukraine: 11 Ukrainians, including 96-year-old woman, evacuated from Russian occupation
This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the ever-tightening control of information imposed by the Kremlin. Key news as of Oct. 17: * Eleven Ukrainians, including 96-year-old woman, return from Russian-occupied territories, ombudsman says * Russia sends terrorism case against 6 teenagers in occupied…
Eleven Ukrainians, including a 96-year-old woman, have been evacuated from Russian-occupied territories, according to Ukraine's Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets. The evacuees included a man who had remained in occupied Luhansk after his wife died in 2018 and needed specialized transport due to his health issues. Another case involved a 96-year-old woman and her son from the Russian-occupied village of Tavriiske in Kherson Oblast, who were evacuated together after the son was injured in a Russian air attack.
Additionally, 33 children were returned to Ukraine from the Russian-occupied territories over the past week by the humanitarian NGO Save Ukraine. The situation remains uncertain for thousands of Ukrainians still in captivity or living under occupation.
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