The US Department of State has called on the Russian Federation to cease the deportation of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories and to bring the deported ones back home. Source: Ukrinform, citing Matthew Miller, State Department Spokesperson Quote: "One of the worst incidents we have seen in this war is the deportation of Ukrainian civilians to Russia, including civilians who have been forcibly separated from their families… We call, as we have before, for Russia to stop those abusi
Russia says it has "taken in" more than 700,000 Ukrainian children. UN-backed investigation found that Russia's forced transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children constituted a war crime. Children have repeatedly become a weapon in wars. Partly to demoralize the people, to use children as soldiers, but also simply to rob the affected countries of their future. The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin at the beginning of the year. The Kremlin has rejected the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant as legally "null and void"
Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova claimed that 700,000 Ukrainian children have been brought to Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion.
US provides Ukraine with $1.25 billion grant to cover social assistance. Russia launched a missile strike against Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of July 31, killing six people, including a 10-year-old child.