Russia has been accused of kidnapping children under the pretence of offering them 'assistance' as Putin's forces continue to fire on cities across the country.
The US embassy said Russian forces have illegally removed 2,389 Ukrainian children from the Donetsk and Luhanks oblasts to Russia.
In a tweet the US Embassy said: "According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Russian forces have illegally removed 2,389 Ukrainian children from Donetsk and Luhanks oblasts to Russia.
