How, and why, Russia kidnaps thousands of Ukrainian children

06/23/23 • 37 min

Episode #13 of our weekly video podcast “This Week in Ukraine” is dedicated to a massive Russian scheme to kidnap tens of thousands of Ukrainian children, place them in "re-education" camps, and give them up for adoption to Russian families.

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent deputy chief editor Toma Istomina.

"This Week in Ukraine" is also available on YouTube.

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This episode was edited by Anthony Bartaway.

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent deputy chief editor Toma Istomina.

"This Week in Ukraine" is also available on YouTube.

Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/

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Anastasiia Lapatina:

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Toma Istomina:

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This episode was edited by Anthony Bartaway.

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Anastasiia is joined by the Kyiv Independent's reporter Francis Farrell.

"This Week in Ukraine" is also available on YouTube.

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This episode was edited by Anthony Bartaway.

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Anastasiia is joined by the Kyiv Independent's reporter Francis Farrell.

"This Week in Ukraine" is also available on YouTube.

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This episode was edited by Anthony Bartaway.

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