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Ukrainian boy abducted by Russia tells his story

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Aya Ibrahim
July 17, 2024

Ukraine says that Russia has abducted more than 19,000 of its children since the start of the war on Ukraine in early 2022. Few have made it back home. DW went to Ukraine to speak to one of those who did.

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