the bbc can t verify that figure, but understands many children have gone from care homes and residential schools. 0ur eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has followed the story of parents desperate attempts to bring their children home. it is the most anxious journey of these mothers lives. dashing to reach the children they d been separated from for six months. ukrainian children, sent to summer camps run by russia, and then never returned. alla tells me every minute now counts. the children have been told they ll be put in care if their mums don t come for them. that means a gruelling trip across thousands of miles, from ukraine, deep into the country that s declared war on them. translation: i should never have let him go but we didn t know. - theyjust took him and that was that. my son had seen explosions. i wanted him to relax from the war, and then this happened. ijust hope we make it in time. russia has been removing children from parts of ukraine it occupi
by russan forces, more than 19,000 children have been taken from occupied areas, according to ukrainian government officials. the bbc has not been able to verify that figure. russia says its motives are purely humanitarian, to protect children from danger. 0ur eastern europe correspondent rainsford has met some of the families, who have been fighting to get their children back. it is the most anxious journey of these mothers lives. dashing to reach the children they ve been separated from for six months. ukrainian children sent to summer camps run by russia and then never returned. alla tells me every minute now counts. the children have been told they ll be put in care if their mums don t come for them. that means a gruelling trip across thousands of miles from ukraine, deep into the country that s declared war on them. daniil went to the camp when his city was occupied. when it was liberated, the russians wouldn t send the children back. translation: i should never have i
russia unleashes a wave of air strikes on kyiv in what appears to be the largest drone attack on the ukraine capital since the start of the war. britain s government is discussing plans for supermarkets to cap the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising cost of living crisis. and we meet the south african woman who used her own experiences of period poverty to help empower girls in hundreds of schools by delivering free pads. the people of turkey have gone back to the polls for the second round of the turkish presidential election with voting now under way in a presidential election run off between these two men long time authoritarian leader recep tayyip erdogan and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. here they are voting in the last hour. in the first round earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote just over 4% more than his rival. both candidates are chasing support from nationalist voters. earlier our middle
but a number of those key players are not available this time around. captain leah williamson, prolific striker beth mead and fran kirby are all ruled out with long term knee injuries. whilst ellen white retired as did jill scott. millie bright, with bright taking over the captaincy. whilst brighton and tottenham strikers katie robinson and beth england are also in after helping their side come through relegation battles. that s the kind of fight england are going to need if they are to enjoy more success. we are under no illusion that we now have a target on our backs that would perhaps we didn t have the previous tournament. we have a dream and we have an ambition. we are super excited and we can t wait to get started. last summer, girls and boys up and down the country were inspired by the lionesses success with many of them watching on television. however, a feud between fifa and key nations including the uk means that currently broadcast deals are not confirmed. i think how th