Overview

• Andriy Yermak said three people aged 18 to 20 were evacuated from Russian‑occupied territories through the Bring Kids Back UA initiative and are now on government‑controlled land receiving help with documents and services.
• He reported that one had been pushed toward an occupation‑mandated job that stripped personal freedom, while two lived under persistent threat of being drafted into Russian forces.
• The announcement followed the return of 17 children and adolescents the previous day from occupied areas via the same effort.
• Officials described those minors facing gunpoint interrogations, threats for refusing Russian papers and schooling, and ultimatums to attend Russian classes or forfeit their home.
• Kyiv says the returned minors are safe and receiving psychological care, and President Volodymyr Zelensky put total returns at 1,625 while thanking Save Ukraine and other partners.