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And there it is — the long, stubborn shadow of an outdated soviet system that darkens these places and the mind—set that sustains them. dehumanising and condemning disabled people. it's intolerable. if ukraine wants to be part of the western world, a law—abiding democracy, it can't write off children with disabilities. they're part of the picture. you can't have democracy without basic human rights for your most vulnerable citizens. teeth grinding anna's anxiety has alerted us to a system that is failing thousands of disabled people. with the right support, oleg's world could extend beyo...

I've been here about seven years ago. and oleg was here. they converse. oh! hi. it's good to meet you. he said, "oh, wow, you're a journalist!" it's my pleasure to meet you. he's excited. oleg is 43, and has cerebral palsy. and how long have you lived here, oleg? she translates, he responds. very long. yeah. he had to stay in bed in this position for a long time — years, years to be like that. i'm just concerned about the potential that he hasn't lived up to because he was staying here for his whole life. he's been denied the chance to live independently by attitudes from a soviet past...

Human rights investigators say ukraine shouldn't be allowed tojoin the eu until it abolishes this system. a warning — this report from our correspondent danjohnson contains distressing images. this is the start of a life likely to be shaped by confinement, in a system that steals hope and squanders potential. these are the youngest children who've just been given up by their parents into the care of ukraine's network of institutions. and, as they grow older, things barely change. the same cot, the same limited life. oleg's face is pale from years in this bed. he doesn't get to sit up, even t...

You believe vlad is the only child abducted from your region in this conflict. why was he taken? is it because of who you are and because of your official position? >> translator: when he was taken it was by accident. vlad was in the vehicle, in the back of a vehicle. when he was in at the checkpoint, this was the last checkpoint and our area. he was -- the car was being checked and vlad was looking at his phone. and the people who were in his car said, these are children, they're just looking at their phones.

>> i can see the pain in your face, the pain of any parent in the horrible situation that you are in. oleg, thank you so much for coming on. oleg, thank you. we will continue to follow his story. coming up for us, violence erupts at the funeral of the al-jazeera journalist killed in the west bank. a live report from jerusalem next.