The Post reported that the boy then sent a police officer a selfie from Kyiv, to prove he'd escaped.
AdvertisementA teenager who escaped from Russia-occupied Ukraine sent a jeering selfie to a police officer who was looking for him to show that he'd made it to Kyiv, The Washington Post reported.
He is one of the many children that Ukraine and its allies, including the US, have accused Russia of forcibly deporting.
AdvertisementUkraine said it has identified almost 20,000 Ukrainian children that Russia has deported.
Lavrov's testimony could be helpful in Ukraine's efforts to seek justice for children taken by Russia, the Post reported.
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