14-year-old girl returns to Russia from Ukraine to reunite with mother
In total, with the participation of the Institute of the Ombudsman for Children's Rights, 32 children from 24 families were reunited with relatives in Russia, and 145 children from 118 families were reunited with relatives in Ukraine and third countries,
Consensus
- A 14-year-old girl returned from Ukraine to Russia.
- The girl was born in Moscow and later moved to Ukraine to live with her grandmother.
- The return was facilitated by the apparatus of the Russian presidential ombudsman for rights of the child, Maria Lvova-Belova.
- The mother had maintained contact with her daughter throughout the period.
- The mother could not independently bring the girl out of Ukraine after the start of the special military operation.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross was involved in the process.
- The girl was reunited with her mother in Russia.
- The process involved negotiations and formalities with Russian authorities.
Points of divergence
- The mother could not retrieve the child after the start of the special military operation. — vedomosti
- Maria Lvova-Belova expressed gratitude to Melania Trump for her role in reuniting 34 children with their families. — vedomosti
- A total of 32 children from 24 families were reunited with relatives in Russia, and 145 children from 118 families were reunited with relatives in Ukraine and third countries through the institution of ombudsmen. — vedomosti
- In February, one child reunited with family in Russia and five in Ukraine; one boy lived in Ukraine after his grandfather's death, another after his mother's death, and three others lived in institutions before reuniting with their mothers in Ukraine. — vedomosti
- The mother had maintained regular contact and visited her daughter. — vesti
- Melania Trump helped reunite a child with family due to the Ukrainian conflict, but the child's and family's citizenship was not specified. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Girl from Ukraine reunited with mom in Russia — Ведомости
- Lvova-Belova stated that a 14-year-old girl returned from Ukraine to Russia — Вести