Fact-check: The claim from TASS, a Russian state-owned agency with a history of pro-Russian bias, lacks independent verification from neutral sources like the UN or international human rights organizations, which have reported widespread child separations and deportations in the opposite direction. While the idea of reunions is plausible, the specific details provided are unconfirmed and could be part of propaganda efforts amid ongoing conflict accusations.
More than 20 children return to Lugansk People’s Republic from Ukraine in two years
Over 20 children have been reunited with their families in the Lugansk People's Republic after being separated during evacuations from combat zones in Ukraine over the past two years. The LPR children's rights commissioner, Inna Shvenk, noted that most children were separated from their legal representatives during these evacuations.