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4 plays that dramatize the kidnapping of children during wars

  • Written by Magda Romanska, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dramaturgy, Emerson College
imageDuring the Russian occupation of Luhansk Oblast, 15 kids were allegedly taken from this rehabilitation center and moved to Russia.Wojciech Grzedzinski/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Since February 2022, Western and Ukrainian media have reported on the kidnapping and forced adoption of Ukrainian children by Russians.

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