Ukraine has handed over to Qatar a list with the names of 561 Ukrainian children who were taken to Russia, — Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Dmytro Lubinets.

"The list is already being processed by the Russian side. We expect a group of Ukrainian children to return home. We discussed the return of so-called "status" children: orphans and children deprived of parental care. Legally, there is no difference between biological parents and official adoptive parents or guardians. Therefore, Russia is obliged to return the children, regardless of their status," he stated.

"Qatar has also agreed to accept the first list of orphans and children deprived of parental care and to work on the issue of their return to Ukraine. According to our data, there may be more than 3,600 such children," Lubinets said.

"The issue of returning home civilians illegally held by the Russia is constantly in the focus of our work with the international community," he added

Lubinets also once again refuted Russian propaganda: there were no direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. All negotiations are conducted through the mediation of Qatar.