# Lithuania allocates €600,000 to help return Ukrainian children taken by Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/31840

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-25 16:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/lithuania-allocates-600-000-euros-to-help-bring-home-and-rehabilitate-ukrainian-children-abducted-by-russia/

> Lithuania has pledged €600,000 for seven projects supporting the return, rehabilitation and legal accountability efforts involving Ukrainian children abducted from occupied territories and taken to Russia or Russian-controlled areas. First Lady Diana Nausediene said children cannot be used as instruments of war or occupation.