Belarusian Military Conducts 'Survival Training' for Deported Ukrainian Children

Over 2,400 children from Russian-occupied Ukraine regions sent to Belarus, as ICC and Council of Europe accuse Belarus and Russia of 'unlawful deportation' and 'genocide'.

• Belarusian military is reportedly conducting 'emergency survival training' for Ukrainian children deported from Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine.
• Over 2,400 Ukrainian children aged 6 to 17 have been deported to Belarus from four Ukrainian regions partially occupied by Russian troops, according to a Yale University study.
• Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian Children’s Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova have been accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of overseeing the 'unlawful deportation' of Ukrainian children.
• The Council of Europe described the 'forcible transfer and russification of Ukrainian children' as 'evidence of a genocide' in April 2023.
• Ukrainian authorities are investigating the deportation of the children as possible genocide, with Belarus also being investigated over the alleged forced deportation of more than 19 thousand children from occupied Ukrainian territories.

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