Lantratova announced the return of three families to Russia from Ukraine

Three families were returned to Russia, five people went to their loved ones in Ukraine in the course of family reunification work. The action took place at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Belarus by agreement with the Ukrainian Commissioner Dmitry Lubinets with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross. This was announced on June 5 by the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Yana Lantratova.

"Three families have returned to Russia — to their relatives and friends. Five people went to Ukraine," TASS quoted her as saying.

Anastasia and her son Miroslav are among those who came to Russia. She is from the Leningrad region, lived with her husband in China until 2015, then the family moved to Kiev. In 2024, her husband died, and the woman was left alone with a child. I tried to return to Russia several times, but I couldn't due to problems with my documents. She had no housing or relatives in Ukraine, and she could not officially find a job because she did not have Ukrainian citizenship.

A married couple who had previously lived in the Sakhalin Region also returned to Russia. They were born in the Republic of Korea, but met in Russia, and later moved to the Dnipropetrovsk region. Their daughter Elena, who lives in Sakhalin, appealed to the commissioner with a request to help bring her parents back. In recent years, his father's health has deteriorated dramatically: in 2022, he was diagnosed with cardiosclerosis, and in 2024, he suffered a second acute myocardial infarction. He needs serious treatment and constant care.

The last one returned to Russia is Larisa. Her son Ivan asked for help in reuniting with his mother. In March 2020, she went to Vladimir-Volynsky to take her elderly mother home, but a pandemic broke out and the borders were closed. My mother and sister were able to leave for Russia, but Larisa stayed. Recently, her health has deteriorated. The son is waiting for his mother in Novy Urengoy to take care of her and help her recover.

Lantratova noted that behind every such story is the fate of a person: a mother who could not return to her son for a long time, a daughter who was worried about her sick father, a woman with a child who was left without a home, money and work. According to her, when it comes to children, the elderly, the sick and separated families, the main thing is to help people be close to those who are waiting for them and love them.

The Commissioner's office has done a great job, regularly holding talks with the Ukrainian side. Lantratova thanked everyone who participates in this difficult humanitarian area and promised to continue doing everything possible to ensure that compatriots return home to their families and friends.

Putin instructed to continue the search for the missing members of his

At the meeting with the president, Ombudsman Moskalkova also spoke about the residents of the Kursk region who were returned from the territory of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 12 that work between Russia and Ukraine on family reunification must continue. Tatiana Moskalkova, who held the post of Ombudsman at the time, noted that family reunification is hard work in the current conditions, since the border between Ukraine and the Russian Federation is closed, and the deadlines for citizens in need of assistance have expired.