Ukrainian children abducted by Russia left with psychological scars, campaigners say


Children's posters are seen at an orphanage in the village of Novopetrivka, Mykolaiv region, Ukraine September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

LUCERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children is an attempt to steal the country's future and has left the youngsters with deep psychological scars, campaigners from Ukraine said on Saturday as they called for international efforts to bring them home.

Kyiv says about 20,000 children have been taken to Russia or Russian-occupied territory without the consent of family or guardians since the war began, calling the abductions a war crime that meets the U.N. treaty definition of genocide.

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