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| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA Web Desk |Updated: May 04, 2022, 08:05 AM IST
The war between Russia and Ukraine has entered day 70 but there seems no end to it anytime soon. Russia has been continuously attacking Ukraine with missiles and bombs. Meanwhile, Russia has claimed that it has rescued many Ukrainians including children and brought them to their country. Ukraine on the other hand has accused Russia of forcibly taking about two lakh children to their country.
According to a report of the Kyiv Independent, 1.1 million Ukrainian citizens, including two lakh children have been forcibly taken hostage by Russian soldiers. Whereas, on behalf of the Russian Defence Ministry, it has been said that 1,092,137 Ukrainians, including 196,356 children, have been brought to Russia from the Russian-occupied Donbass since February 24.
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Russia's defence ministry said more than 11,500 people, including 1,847 children, were deported from Ukraine to Russia on Monday without the coordination of Kyiv authorities. Moscow claimed that these people have been evacuated from Ukraine on their request. Whereas, Ukraine says that Russia is forcibly taking Ukrainians to Russia.
According to the UN report, 3,153 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 3,316 have been injured since February 24 due to the Russian attack. A 14-year-old boy was killed, while a 17-year-old girl was injured in a Russian missile attack on Odessa.
100 civilians evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, surrounded by Russian troops, have reached the nearby city of Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for this.
