Bohdan Yermokhin, a 17-year-old orphan who was taken to Russia from the occupied Azov Sea port city of Mariupol and who has been trying to return to Ukraine, has left Russia, Russian media reported.
A 17-year-old orphaned student from Mariupol in Ukraine, abducted by Russia after Moscow’s invasion forces captured the city, who faced the prospect of being forced to fight in the Russian army, may have an opportunity to return home to Ukraine soon.
Bohdan Yermokhin, a 17-year-old Ukrainian who was taken to Russia last year from the southern city of Mariupol, will be returned to Ukraine following an agreement between the two countries, a top official in Kyiv said on November 10.
Canada said it is imposing fresh Russian-related sanctions against nine individuals and six entities for their roles “in the Kremlin-backed orchestration of disinformation and war propaganda” and directly promoting “Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.”