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Since the

war in Ukraine

began , several international organizations have accused the Russian authorities of orchestrating the "forced displacement" of thousands of Ukrainian minors.

The Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, has said that they are "kidnappings", "forced adoptions" and "re-education" and has described them as "war crimes and crimes against humanity".

Russia, for its part, alleges that it protects "refugee" children.

AFP has interviewed a Protestant pastor and his wife, who care for 16 minors in Novosibirsk, thousands of kilometers from Ukraine, and they assure that his mission is simple: help these "needy children".

"I have not robbed anyone and the children do not think they were stolen," says the man.

He and his wife explain that since the summer of 2022 they have been in charge of five Ukrainian children between the ages of three and twelve, who joined their four children and seven others fostered in the family.

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Ukraine denounces the "kidnapping" of children transferred to Russia

Since the

war in Ukraine

began , several international organizations have accused the Russian authorities of orchestrating the "forced displacement" of thousands of Ukrainian minors.

The Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, has said that they are "kidnappings", "forced adoptions" and "re-education" and has described them as "war crimes and crimes against humanity".

Russia, for its part, alleges that it protects "refugee" children.

AFP has interviewed a Protestant pastor and his wife, who care for 16 minors in Novosibirsk, thousands of kilometers from Ukraine, and they assure that his mission is simple: help these "needy children".

"I have not robbed anyone and the children do not think they were stolen," says the man.

He and his wife explain that since the summer of 2022 they have been in charge of five Ukrainian children between the ages of three and twelve, who joined their four children and seven others fostered in the family.

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