Handful of abducted children could be returned to Ukraine

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Ukrainian children have been torn from their families and forced to live in Russia. Now, it appears Qatar has secured the return of four of them. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Vladyslav Havrylov, a research fellow for Georgetown University working with the Collaborative on Children’s Issues, about the scale of the problem.

Are you with The World?

The story you just read is available to read for free because thousands of listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Every day, the reporters and producers at The World are hard at work bringing you human-centered news from across the globe. But we can’t do it without you: We need your support to ensure we can continue this work for another year.

When you make a gift of $10 or more a month, we’ll invite you to a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of our newsroom to thank you for being with The World.