Overview
- Europol said Monday that a two‑day OSINT hackathon on April 16–17 uncovered information on 45 deported Ukrainian children and passed the findings to Kyiv.
- Forty experts from 18 countries worked in The Hague with the International Criminal Court and NGOs using open‑source tools to trace locations and networks.
- The 45 reports map possible transport routes, name suspected facilitators and military units, list camps and hospitals, and flag online platforms with photos.
- Europol said some children were adopted by Russian nationals while others are held in re‑education camps or psychiatric hospitals.
- A UN inquiry recently said the transfers amount to crimes against humanity and the ICC has warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova‑Belova, while Ukraine counts more than 19,500 taken and Russia claims it moved children for safety and will allow returns on its terms.