On 24 April, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with a listing of 400 Ukrainian kids kidnapped by Russia from the briefly occupied territories.

Supply: Zelenskyy at a joint press convention with Ramaphosa on 24 April

Quote: "Youngsters are in Russia in opposition to their will. Sadly, we’ve this horrible drawback due to the struggle. The Russians have kidnapped tens of hundreds of kids within the briefly occupied territories of Ukraine.

Now we have to carry all of them again. Similar to the hundreds of prisoners, troopers and civilians, who’ve been held in Russian prisons for years in inhumane situations. South Africa is a co-leader within the coalition for the restoration of Ukrainian kids. I very a lot hope that President Ramaphosa will assist us get them again."

Background: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has minimize brief his go to to South Africa and is returning to Ukraine following a large-scale Russian assault that induced quite a few casualties. He has additionally directed Ukraine's Defence Minister, Rustem Umierov, to remind Western allies of Kyiv's request for air defence methods.

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