Teen deported to Russia from Mariupol returns to Ukraine

Bogdan Ermokhin, who was forcibly deported to Russia and adopted in 2022, found himself at risk of conscription into the Russian army just after his 18th birthday. Today, he has successfully returned to Ukraine. The post Teen deported to Russia from Mariupol returns to Ukraine appeared first on Euromaidan Press.

Nov 19, 2023 - 21:12

Teen deported to Russia from Mariupol returns to Ukraine

17-year-old Ukrainian teen Bogdan Ermokhin, who was forcibly deported by Russian authorities from the occupied city of Mariupol and faced attempted conscription into the Russian army, returned to Ukraine, according to Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets.

“On 19 November, his birthday, Bogdan returned to Ukraine. The homecoming was facilitated through coordination between the State of Qatar, UNICEF, the Embassy of Ukraine in Belarus, and negotiations with the Russian side,” Lubinets wrote on Telegram.