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'A blatant war crime': 46 children were taken from Ukraine. Many are up for adoption in Russia

By Yousur Al-Hlou & Masha Froliak
New York Times·
17 mins to read

The New York Times traced how a web of officials and politicians aligned with President Vladimir V. Putin’s party carried out a campaign to permanently transfer Ukrainian children from Kherson.

As news of Russia’s invasion spread through Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Dr Natalia Lukina was waiting for a taxi at her home.

It was 6am, and she was eager to get to work at Kherson Children’s Home, a state-run foster home for institutionalised children with special needs, where she

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