Russian media disseminate information that allegedly the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has established such a punishment for refusing to evacuate. It is not true.

Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of August 23, 2022 No. 940, to which the propagandists refer, does not provide for the deprivation of parental rights in case of refusal to evacuate children from the combat zone. Most of the innovations concern only the evacuation of orphans and children deprived of parental care. Their guardians may be deprived of guardianship in case of refusal to evacuate. After the children are evacuated to a safe place, the National Social Service will decide on the appointment of new guardians. We are talking about foster families, family-type orphanages etc. That is, the state has strengthened control over the safety of children, the responsibility for which lies with the state.

Propagandists constantly manipulate emotionally sensitive topics. Previously, they wrote that in the West fast-eating children were taken away from