Days later, Kira and her father’s girlfriend tried to leave town on foot next door to neighbors. But after being injured in a landmine explosion, Kira was taken to a hospital in the Donetsk region, which is controlled by Moscow-backed separatists. Now Kira’s grandfather, Oleksander, is afraid he will never see her again. He said a separatist government official in Donetsk had called and invited him to travel there to claim it, which was impossible due to the war. He says he spoke to the hospital and was told that Kira would eventually be sent to an orphanage in Russia. The Russian government says it has helped at least 60,000 Ukrainians move safely across the Russian border. The Ukrainian government said about 40,000 had been transferred against their will, describing it as abduction and forced deportation. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says more than 433,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Russia since February 24, when Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian officials say thousands have been forcibly deported to Russian territory after Russian troops blocked safe passage into Ukrainian-controlled territories and evacuated the evacuees to remote areas of Russia. Speaking to CNN, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of forcing people fleeing Mariupol to Russia. “Many thousands, tens of thousands, have been evacuated in the direction of the Russian Federation and we do not know where they are, they have left no trace of documents,” the president told CNN. “And among them there are many thousands of children, we want to know what happened to them. If they are in good health. Unfortunately, there is simply no information about that.” Moscow has denounced allegations of forced deportations as false, claiming that Ukraine has thwarted its efforts to “evacuate” people to Russia. But CNN spoke to several Ukrainians who said they were given only two choices: go to Russia or die. In interviews with 10 people, including locals in Mariupol and their loved ones, many describe Russian soldiers and GDR soldiers descending on bomb shelters and ordering those inside to leave immediately. Nobody knew where they were going. Five were eventually sent to Russia. three have since succeeded. Ukrainian and US officials and independent human rights watchdogs have also claimed that Russian and separatist troops are processing tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians through so-called “filtering camps”, where they are biometrically checked and their phones and documents confiscated. to Russia. Alexander said the Russians also took Kira’s documents and said they would provide her with news in Russia. Russian media, which have repeatedly downplayed the brutality of the conflict in Ukraine, showed videos of Kira talking happily about how she is sometimes allowed to call her grandfather. This is “proof” that he was not abducted, according to a Russian TV presenter, who called the allegation another “Ukrainian fake”. Oleksander, meanwhile, has received an audio message from Kira telling him not to cry. But the young girl who lost her family, her freedom and her home in the Russian war, can not stop her tears. “I have not seen you for so long,” he says. “I want to cry.” CNN’s Nathan Hodge, Yulia Kesaieva, Eliza Mackintosh, Oleksandra Ochman, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase, Teele Rebane, Anastasia Graham-Yooll and Amy Cassidy contributed to this report.
title: “Injured Alone And Destined For A Russian Orphanage A 12 Year Old Ukrainian Girl Is Recruited For Moscow S Information War " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-08” author: “Hazel Wu”
Days later, Kira and her father’s girlfriend tried to leave town on foot next door to neighbors. But after being injured in a landmine explosion, Kira was taken to a hospital in the Donetsk region, which is controlled by Moscow-backed separatists. Now Kira’s grandfather, Oleksander, is afraid he will never see her again. He said a separatist government official in Donetsk had called and invited him to travel there to claim it, which was impossible due to the war. He says he spoke to the hospital and was told that Kira would eventually be sent to an orphanage in Russia. The Russian government says it has helped evacuate at least 60,000 Ukrainians to safety across the Russian border. The Ukrainian government said about 40,000 had been transferred against their will, describing it as abduction and forced deportation. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says more than 433,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Russia since February 24, when Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian officials say thousands have been forcibly deported to Russian territory after Russian troops blocked safe passage into Ukrainian-controlled territories and evacuated the evacuees to remote areas of Russia. Speaking to CNN, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of forcing people fleeing Mariupol to Russia. “Many thousands, tens of thousands, have been evacuated in the direction of the Russian Federation and we do not know where they are, they have left no trace of documents,” the president told CNN. “And among them there are many thousands of children, we want to know what happened to them. If they are in good health. Unfortunately, there is simply no information about that.” Moscow has denounced allegations of forced deportations as false, claiming that Ukraine has thwarted its efforts to “evacuate” people to Russia. But CNN spoke to several Ukrainians who said they were given only two choices: go to Russia or die. In interviews with 10 people, including locals in Mariupol and their loved ones, many describe Russian soldiers and GDR soldiers descending on bomb shelters and ordering those inside to leave immediately. Nobody knew where they were going. Five were eventually sent to Russia. three have since succeeded. Ukrainian and US officials and independent human rights watchdogs have also claimed that Russian and separatist troops are processing tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians through so-called “filtering camps”, where they are biometrically checked and their phones and documents confiscated. to Russia. Alexander said the Russians also took Kira’s documents and said they would provide her with news in Russia. Russian media, which have repeatedly downplayed the brutality of the conflict in Ukraine, showed videos of Kira talking happily about how she is sometimes allowed to call her grandfather. This is “proof” that he was not abducted, according to a Russian TV presenter, who called the allegation another “Ukrainian fake”. Oleksander, meanwhile, has received an audio message from Kira telling him not to cry. But the young girl who lost her family, her freedom and her home in the Russian war, can not stop her tears. “I have not seen you for so long,” he says. “I want to cry.” CNN’s Nathan Hodge, Yulia Kesaieva, Eliza Mackintosh, Oleksandra Ochman, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase, Teele Rebane, Anastasia Graham-Yooll and Amy Cassidy contributed to this report.
