The wife of Russian politician Sergey Mironov forcibly took a Ukrainian girl and boy from occupied Kherson to adopt them, but abandoned the boy after it became clear he had ill health, Ukrainian news outlet TSN reported on April 28.
Qatar is a mediator in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to secure the release of Ukrainian children who were kidnapped and taken to Russian territory.
Ombudsman: Children in occupied Ukraine 'forced to make trench candles.' U.S. President Joe Biden announced during a briefing on April 24 he had signed the foreign aid bill containing close to $61 billion for Ukraine into law, marking the final step of the legislative process.