345 children considered missing in Ukraine since war started

Since the beginning of the full-scale war with the Russian Federation, 345 children are considered missing in Ukraine.

"According to the data of the Children of War children's search portal, 345 children are considered missing, 16,221 children were deported, and 9,909 children were found as of February 22, 2023 [in Ukraine]," the press service of the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights posted on Facebook.

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As reported, during a meeting with the Ukrainian community in New York, Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children's Rights and Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk said that 16,226 children abducted by Russia in the occupied territories of Ukraine had been identified so far.