Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Ukrainian prosecutors have moved forward with a war crimes case against three individuals accused of orchestrating the forced deportation of 15 children from an orphanage in Russian-occupied Mykolaiv to Russian territory in 2022. The case, which Kyiv says is emblematic of Moscows systematic removal of Ukrainian minors, is being prepared for both national and international courts.

According to investigators, the children – aged between 10 and 17 – were residents of the Novopetrivka Special School, a state-run facility for orphans and children without parental care. Russian troops entered Novopetrivka on March 24, 2022, during the early months of the full-scale invasion, and soon began visiting the school...