We met with Ukrainian refugees who were forcibly transferred to Russia but escaped by crossing into Estonia. Ukrainian & US officials estimate there could be as many as 1.6 million Ukrainian refugees—including over 260,000 children—who have been forcibly relocated to Russia:
Mariupol resident Eduard Mkrtchian wound up spending close to a month in Russia. He wanted to get to Western Ukraine, but says he was repeatedly lied to about what his options were-- told to get on buses or trains that only took him further & further into Russia. His odyssey:
