Phases of the Rescue Program*
It takes over a month to prepare a single rescue mission. Each mission is carefully executed under high-risk conditions to return children separated from their families. Save Ukraine then supports their healing through trauma-informed care, therapy, and restoration programs.
Identification
We work with families, communities, and partners to find and confirm the identities of stolen children
Outreach and Verification
We raise awareness in occupied areas and verify information to ensure safe operations
Rescue Operations
We carry out complex missions to return children from Russia and occupied territories
Healing and Reintegration
We support children’s full recovery through therapy, legal care, and family reunification
*Some information is withheld for security reasons
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Identification
We work with families, communities, and partners to find and confirm the identities of stolen children
Data about abducted children is located in various sources: Ukrainian government ministries, schools, orphanages and European authorities. Save Ukraine focuses on bringing together cases from various sources to encourage collaboration and efficient resource utilization. Save Ukraine works diligently to search and accurately identify children through rigorous fact-checking, with Ukrainian authorities corroborating data to increase reliability. -
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Outreach and Verification
We raise awareness in occupied areas and verify information to ensure safe operations
These missions are complicated and confidential due to their sensitive nature. They involve careful planning, preparation of the caregiver's documents, and legal and psychological support to the caregiver's prior to their journey. -
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Rescue Operations
We carry out complex missions to return children from Russia and occupied territories
Save Ukraine meticulously documents the war crime of deportation with all of the details for the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Cases are also filed to local courts and it requires up to 3 teams of lawyers to properly file a single abduction as a war crime in various jurisdictions. -
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Healing and Reintegration
We support children’s full recovery through therapy, legal care, and family reunification
Save Ukraine's goal is to restore the full-fledged life of children rescued from russian deportation and their families. Returned children and their families participate in a 6-month rehabilitation program that provides the necessary psychological, social and humanitarian support to restore these families to well-being and integrate into Ukrainian society. Save Ukraine's goal is to restore the full-fledged life of children rescued from russian deportation and their families. Returned children and their families participate in a 6-month rehabilitation program that provides the necessary psychological, social and humanitarian support to restore these families to well-being and integrate into Ukrainian society.
