In occupied Oleshky, people are forced to beg for food on their knees, and only with a russian passport  This is happening right now. More than 7,000 Ukrainian civilians are still trapped in russian-occupied Oleshky and the surrounding communities. There's almost no food left, medicine is running out, and elderly people are dying alone in their homes.  Recently, a mother called me. She said she would lead her child along a path between the mines, because staying means certain death. russia is using the civilians of Oleshky as a human shield. People there face a terrible choice: stay and risk starving to death, or try to escape by walking through minefields under drones.  Watch this video to the end and share it, so the world understands what is really happening in Oleshky right now 🙏

Abducted from their homes and now facing conscription into the Russian army. The systemic theft of Ukraine’s youth is a race against time. The full @abcnews investigation by @KathrynDiss is now live across all platforms. She embedded with the @SaveukraineUs team to document our undercover rescue missions and the chilling reality these kids face. We deeply appreciate Kathryn’s tremendous work in ensuring the world doesn't look away from Russia's crimes against our children. Watch the full report on YouTube and please share it to amplify the truth. 🔗 youtu.be/Euh48KpQU34?si=uZrL…

"I gave him the right books. He stopped being a Ukrainian schoolboy and became a russian soldier." Russia has long since stopped hiding its true intentions. The public statements by Kyiv-born collaborator Selivanov clearly confirm that the goal of their so-called "denazification" is total re-russification and the erasure of Ukrainian identity. As Selivanov openly admits, children are nothing more than a resource to them: "Those who remain are that pliable material, our genetic material, that we will work with." In the occupied territories, the enemy operates by a strict playbook. Children are forced to read the "right books" featuring rewritten history, where Ukraine and NATO are portrayed not merely as enemies, but as the actual aggressors. Children are stripped of their language, blackmailed, trained to handle weapons from a young age, and brainwashed into believing that Ukraine does not need them. The consequences of this policy are catastrophic. There are already several confirmed cases where young Ukrainians, who found themselves under occupation as children, are now fighting in the russian army. Some of them are already instructors, teaching our own children how to fight against us. Their minds were broken over the years to turn them into a military resource for russia. If we do not rescue them now, the number of such cases will grow exponentially, because, as Selivanov says: "Wherever russian troops arrive, Ukrainianness ceases to exist." Please share this post to help expose russia's policies toward Ukrainian children under occupation. And if you are able, support Save Ukraine's rescue missions so we can reach more children and families and bring them home safely. Support Save Ukraine's rescue missions giving.gofundme.com/campaign…

39 children and teenagers were rescued from occupation by the Save Ukraine team last week. This was made possible thanks to the support of our partners as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative of the President of Ukraine. Each of them endured pressure, intimidation, and attempts at re-education, but today, all of that is finally behind them. Among those rescued: 🔹 14-year-old Serhii, who was threatened by masked soldiers that he would be taken away from his family if he refused to attend an occupation-run school. There, the boy was forced every day to study the enemy’s version of history and sing the russian national anthem, while even a single word about Ukraine could be placed under the supervision of social services. 🔹 21-year-old Viktor, whose home was regularly raided and searched by armed soldiers who accused him of espionage. The young man was forced to obtain a russian passport, and along with it, he was given an order to undergo a medical examination for service in the russian army. 🔹 21-year-old Mykola, who faced total militarization while studying at university. Students were forced to attend meetings with russian soldiers and were taught how to operate drones, while his classmates openly threatened to report him to the authorities. As soon as the young man graduated from university, he received a military summons. For these and 36 other children and teenagers, occupation is now in the past. Today, they are undergoing rehabilitation at the Hope and Healing Centers, receiving comprehensive psychological support, assistance with documents, and comfortable housing so they can start their lives anew. Unfortunately, thousands of children still remain under occupation, where the enemy is trying to erase their identity and turn them into weapons. That is why we continue to fight for every single one of them. 🙏🏻 We thank our partners @klitschko, Tatjana Kiel, WeAreAllUkrainians, The Humanity Funds, and the Joint Center for Coordination of Search and Release — together, we are bringing Ukrainian children home. Thanks to Save Ukraine, more than 1,500 children are already home.

Russia continues to invent legal traps in order to keep kidnapped Ukrainian children forever. Just recently, Putin signed Federal Constitutional Law No. 4-FKZ, which has catastrophic consequences for the search and rescue of Ukrainian children. Under this law, all adoption documents issued by occupation authorities are now valid indefinitely. Prior to this, such decisions had a transitional status until the spring of 2026, after which cases were supposed to be reviewed. Now, Russian authorities are officially permitted to conduct no reviews whatsoever. They have been given the green light to avoid searching for biological parents, ignore the fact that families were forcibly separated during hostilities, and turn a blind eye to the reality that relatives might be searching for these children in Ukraine right now. The aggressor is massively and permanently legalizing abduction, binding a Ukrainian child to a stranger's family. I constantly encounter how difficult it is to pull a child out of the Russian system. The occupiers change children's first names, last names, and places of birth, completely erasing their past. With the adoption of this law, challenging adoptions and proving family ties will become times more difficult. They are trying to create the illusion of complete legality in their actions so that the occupation of children's destinies becomes irreversible. The scale of this tragedy is hard to overstate. Every day, my Save Ukraine team and I try to fight against Russian bureaucracy, but now the enemy has added yet another serious barrier. However, we keep working, searching for children, and finding new opportunities to bring them home. Please share this post. The more people know about Russia's crimes, the harder it will be for Russia to hide them behind the dry lines of its laws.