UN inquiry says Russia’s deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children amounts to crimes against humanity

What exactly did the UN inquiry conclude Russia did?

The commission said evidence it collected supports the conclusion that Russian authorities committed crimes against humanity involving the deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children, and that enforced disappearance of children also occurred Yahoo News,Reuters.

How many cases did the UN commission analyze, and what did it find about returns?

The report examined 1,205 cases of children from five Ukrainian regions and said about 80% of those children had not yet returned BBC,Reuters.

What did investigators say about Russia’s approach to returning children?

Investigators said Moscow failed to establish a system that facilitates returns and instead focused on longer-term placement of children with families or institutions in Russia, while relatives were not informed of their fate in some cases France 24,Le Monde.