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Among the evacuees are three families from Kherson region and a family that was transported via Georgia and Moldova.
It managed to return from temporarily occupied territories 17 citizens. Four more Ukrainians were evacuated from the occupied territories via Georgia and Moldova.
This was announced by Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.
Among those returning are three families from Kherson region. Before the occupation they were neighbors, and during years of occupation they effectively became one big family. People endured shelling and prolonged power outages together, shared food, and supported one another.
At the same time not all family members managed to leave. Due to a sharp deterioration in health, two of their relatives remained in the temporarily occupied territory.
After the return, the families also sought to stay together. Among the evacuees are people with disabilities who could not independently resolve housing issues. In cooperation with the Ombudsman's Office and the Charitable Foundation Rokada, they were provided with shared housing.
Four more people evacuated from the occupied territories via Georgia and Moldova are members of one family: a Ukrainian citizen, his father, and two young girls.
According to Lubinets, the family faced persecution after the mothers of the children were detained for their pro-Ukrainian stance and sentenced to a long imprisonment.
The ombudsperson emphasized that behind every return lies a complex effort – restoring documents, finding a safe route, coordinating state authorities and partners, medical support, ensuring housing, and post-arrival assistance.
In particular, the international company with Ukrainian roots MHP and its founder and CEO Yuriy Kosyuk joined the evacuation.
Lubinets also thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross, Caritas Ukraine, Rokada Charitable Foundation, representatives of state authorities, humanitarian organizations, medical workers, and social workers who facilitate the return of Ukrainians.
Separately, the ombudsperson drew attention to the situation in Hola Prystan and other settlements in Kherson region under Russian occupation. He stated that local residents continue to be in danger and have problems accessing medicines, food, and other basic needs, and opportunities for safe evacuation remain substantially limited.
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