Ukrainian Grandmother's Daring Mission to Rescue Grandson From Russia

Thousands of Ukraine’s children vanished into Russia. This one made it back

Ilia’s mother died in the siege of Mariupol and officials in Russia put him up for adoption — until his grandmother travelled into Russia to bring him home.

Ukrainian grandmother's daring mission to rescue grandson from Russia

The boy from Mariupol still wasn’t ready to walk to the bus stop alone, so just before 8am, he and his grandmother set off for school together. He reached...

Thousands of Ukraine’s children vanished into Russia. This one made it back.

Ilia’s mother died in the siege of Mariupol and officials in Russia put him up for adoption — until his grandmother traveled into Russia to bring him home.