{
  "id": 13942422,
  "title": "11 more children returned from occupied Kherson region to Ukraine-controlled territory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/11-more-children-returned-from-occupied-kherson-region-to-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T11:27:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1218469.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eleven additional children have been brought from the occupied Kherson region back to Ukraine-controlled territory, according to Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration. This group consists of seven boys and four girls, aged between 1 year and 4 months to 17 years. Prokudin announced these returns on his Telegram channel, emphasizing the importance of each child's safe return.\n\nSince the start of the year, Prokudin's initiative, Bring Kids Back UA, has successfully facilitated the return of 219 children from Kherson region. Prokudin highlighted the traumatic experiences these children faced under Russian occupation. For instance, a 16-year-old boy narrowly escaped an armed Russian raid in his home, while a 17-year-old teenager was coerced into attending an occupation school and subjected to military registration. Additionally, the family of an eight-year-old girl was threatened with the removal of their child if she refused to enroll in a Russian school, where propaganda activities were common.",
  "summary": "With the assistance of the Save Ukraine charitable organization as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, seven boys and four girls aged 1 year 4 months to 17 years were successfully returned from the temporarily occupied part of Kherson region, Head of Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin reported.",
  "key_points": [
    "Eleven children returned from Kherson to Ukraine-controlled territory.",
    "Children aged 1 to 17 years, seven boys and four girls.",
    "Bring Kids Back UA initiative facilitated 219 child returns since the year began."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}