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The Uniform Register of Missing Persons Due to Special Circumstances contains data on more than 52,000 Ukrainians, more than 1,700 of whom are children.
Source: Leonid Timchenko, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, on 24/7 national syndicated news program
Quote: “Currently, more than 52,000 people are registered in the Home Office’s database for tracking missing persons under special circumstances. More than 1,700 children are currently registered on this register.”
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Read more: Ukrainians who may have lost a loved one due to military operations can seek help from specialized search centers based at the national police headquarters, which are located in centers in most oblasts. can.
Quote: “Each state has a center staffed by investigators and criminal investigators who work with representatives every day to investigate missing persons under special circumstances. If necessary, investigative units from the Security Service We will also cooperate with you.”
Timchenko said Ukrainians searching for missing family members can contact the nearest national police headquarters.
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Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Rubinets said that nearly 40% of those returned from Russian captivity were initially considered missing. He estimates that Russia is forcibly detaining more than 14,000 Ukrainian civilians, who are more difficult to repatriate than children or military personnel.
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