# Ukraine documents the deportation of children and seeks ICC action

Date: 2023

Ukraine’s government, with Bring Kids Back and related efforts, documented the deportation of children to Russia. On 17 March 2023 the ICC issued arrest warrants for [Vladimir Putin](/people/vladimir-putin) and Maria Lvova-Belova. Documentation is a completed legal-humanitarian act.

## People

- Vladimir Putin: https://factrail.ai/people/vladimir-putin
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy: https://factrail.ai/people/volodymyr-zelenskyy

## Drivers

- Protection of Minority Rights: https://factrail.ai/drivers/protection-of-minority-rights
- Humanitarian Access: https://factrail.ai/drivers/humanitarian-access
- Social Cohesion: https://factrail.ai/drivers/social-cohesion
- Forced-Displacement Scale: https://factrail.ai/drivers/forced-displacement-scale

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-putin-war-crime-unlawfully-deporting-children-2023-03-17/
- https://www.reuters.com/world/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-putin-war-crime-allegation-2023-03-17/
- https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ua-deported-children-documentation