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Russian citizens brought home as part of humanitarian efforts involving Ukrainian side We will continue to do everything possible to ensure our citizens return home, Russian human rights ombudsperson Yana Lantratova’s office announced

Another 25 Kursk residents return home from Ukraine - Russian ombudsman MOSCOW. March 28 (Interfax) - Another 25 residents of Russia's Kursk region have returned home from Ukraine, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said. "Twenty-five Kursk region residents, who were taken away by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the Sumy region, are finally returning home after a long separation and anxious wait," Moskalkova said on her Telegram channel on Friday. There are many elderly people over the age of 85 among them, and one of the women is 92, she said. "Their relatives did not know their loved ones' whereabouts for months, they were worrying and praying for them, hoping for a miracle. And it happened! [We] contacted them every day, clarified and shared information, supported them as best we could," she said. Moskalkova thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Russian Red Cross, the relevant authorities, and the acting governor of the Kursk region, as well as the Republic of Belarus for its mediation effort.

Over 160 Displaced Kursk Residents Returned From Ukraine, New Human Rights Official Says Yana Lantratova said her office was verifying the exact number of Kursk residents still held in Ukraine, with plans to meet her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets “in the near future.”

Commissioner informs Putin on Kursk Region residents return, foreign media in Starobelsk The Russian president noted that Yana Lantratova has actively started working as the commissioner for human rights

Five residents of Kursk Region, two from other regions have returned home from Ukraine Along with the residents of the Kursk Region, two other residents from other regions returned home, Russian human rights ombudsperson Yana Lantratova said

Trapped in Conflict: Kursk Civilians Return Home | Law-Order Trapped in Conflict: Kursk Civilians Return Home Russia announces the return of 46 civilians from the Kursk region, taken by Ukrainian forces. The return process involved negotiations facilitated by multiple countries and organizations. Humanitarian aid was provided upon return. The situation highlights the ongoing challenges and turmoil in the conflict-affected region. Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 22-11-2024 21:14 IST | Created: 22-11-2024 21:14 IST This image is AI-generated and does not depict any real-life event or location. It is a fictional representation created for illustrative purposes only. SHARE Russia announced on Friday that Ukraine returned 46 Russian citizens seized from the western Kursk region in August. The extended negotiation process involved efforts from multiple parties, including Belarus and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The civilians, from the Sudzha district bordering Ukraine, received humanitarian aid upon their return. Russia's human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, shared video evidence of families, including children and elderly, receiving assistance. The detainee…

Russian human rights commissioner speaks on prisoner swap plans, return of Kursk civilians International organizations have begun to acknowledge evidence of Kiev’s crimes against civilians, Yana Lantratova said

Over 160 Kursk residents back home, meeting Ukrainian ombudsman: statements by Lantratova The Office of the Human Rights Commissioner in Russia is clarifying the number of residents of the Kursk region who are being held on the territory of Ukraine

Over 160 Displaced Kursk Residents Returned From Ukraine, New Human ... June 1, 2026 Yana Lantratova. Sergei Kiselev / Moskva News Agency Russia has returned over 160 residents of the southwestern Kursk region more than a year after driving out occupying Ukrainian forces from border areas , the Kremlin’s new human rights ombudswoman said Monday. “Through the direct efforts of the Human Rights Commissioner’s office, we have successfully secured the return of 165 Kursk residents,” Yana Lantratova was quoted as saying by the state-run news agency TASS. Sixteen of those returned are children, Lantratova added. In April, Lantratova’s predecessor, Tatiana Moskalkova, had claimed that the last Kursk residents still in Ukrainian captivity had been returned as part of a prisoner-of-war exchange that month. However, Lantratova said her office was verifying the exact number of Kursk residents still held in Ukraine, with plans to meet her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets “in the near future.” More than 150,000 people in the Kursk region were ordered to evacuate towns and villages near the border after Ukrainian forces launched a surprise incursion in August 2024. Ukraine was forced to re…

All Known Detained Kursk Residents Returned From Ukraine, Russia’s Human Rights Chief Says Overall, regional authorities say 171 Kursk residents have been returned. However, the fate of 320 others remains unknown.

Kursk Region residents remaining in Ukraine may return to Russia soon — ombudsman Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Yana Lantratova did not specify the number of people

Five more residents of Kursk Region taken prisoner by Ukraine in 2024 returning home At the Belarusian border, they were met by Russian human rights ombudsperson Yana Lantratova

Over 30 Kursk region residents return to Russia from Ukraine Thirty-three civilians from Ukrainian-controlled areas of Russia’s Kursk region who had been taken to Ukraine have now returned to Russia, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said. Moskalkova credited the evacuation to efforts by the Red Cross and the Belarusian authorities. Alexander Khinshtein, the acting governor of the Kursk region, said the group included “many” elderly people and four children. Nine of the returnees, he added, required emergency hospitalization. This is the second time in six months that Russian officials have reported the return of Kursk region residents taken to Ukraine. In November, 46 people werebrought backto Russia. Estimates suggest that between 2,000 and 3,000 people remain in areas of the Kursk region under Ukrainian control. The total number relocated to Ukraine is unclear; the Ukrainian military typicallyevacuatesthose who request it for safety reasons.