Ukraine has brought back 307 children from occupied territories -ombudsman

FILE PHOTO: A child looks out of a bus window as civilians evacuated from the Russian-controlled Kherson region of Ukraine arrive at a local railway station, after Russian-installed officials extended an evacuation order to the area along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, in the town of Dzhankoi, Crimea November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak

(Reuters) - Ukraine has brought 307 children out of Russia-occupied territories, the country's human rights ombudsman said on Monday, including an 8-year-old boy who was recently reunited with his grandmother.

Ukraine's authorities estimate more than 16,000 children have been deported to Russia since the start of the war a year ago. Russia has said it has been evacuating people voluntarily from Ukraine.