Sunday, February 22, 2026
Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine's capital -- Europe's green transition is now a matter of energy security -- 4 killed in northeastern Ukraine as Russia strikes ambulance carrying minor hospitalized in blast -- Ukraine hits Russian planes, ships, and artillery in major strikes on occupied territories ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/sunday-february-22-2026/
President #Zelenskyy
💬 "As of today 2,000 Ukrainian children returned home from russian control via Bring Kids Back UA.
Gratitude to all involved, but thousands remain captive.
The fight continues until every child is home.
👉 Die Präsidentinnen der Norddeutschen Landesparlamente (Bremen, Hamburg, MVP, Niedersachsen, SH) machen heute zum #InternationalerTagderKinderrechte der #UNO mit der Kampagne #BringKidsBackUA auf die Entführung zehntausender ukrainischer Kinder durch Russland aufmerksam.
Antje Grotheer: „Wir stehen mit der Ukraine
– für ihre Kinder, für ihr Recht, für ihre Zukunft.“
“I talk to my dad through the mirror. He can hear me, right?”
Margo from Mariupol lost her father, brother, two grandmothers, uncle, and godparents when a shell hit their home. Of 12 family members, only three survived.
In rehab, she dreams of becoming an investigator and wishes happiness for other Ukrainian children.
As of 28 September 2025, Russia’s war has killed 654 Ukrainian children, injured 2161, left 2169 missing, and 19546 deported or forcibly displaced.
#GOP Senator provided chilling firsthand accounts from children who were rescued by #BringKidsBackUA
He recounted the story of Olekander, a 12 y.o boy from #Mariupol, who said, “the #russians said that my mother did not need me...”
Interview mit der Regisseurin Tetiana Khodakivska: Über die Erlebnisse der von Russland entführten Kinder und die Traumahilfe nach der Rückkehr in die #Ukraine. https://www.tdh.de/was-wir-tun/projekte/europa/ukraine/hilfe-fuer-verschleppte-kinder/interview-tetiana-khodakivska/
11🇺🇦children returned home as part of President Zelenskyy’s #BringKidsBackUA plan.
They include 6 girls - with 2 toddler twins - & 5 boys, ages 2-16. Some children met with ambulances, as they can't walk.
🇷🇺abducted 20K children from the occupied territories.
📷🇺🇦Ombudsman