Inside the digital hunt for Ukraine’s missing children
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-05-12 12:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Global reporters network
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Europe, Military & Defence, Ukraine/Russia, Elections, Media, World News, War & Conflict, Technology
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THE HAGUE — The investigators and digital experts gathered in The Hague called it a “hackathon,” but the target was not a piece of software — it was missing Ukrainian children.Over two days in mid-April, teams from 18 countries convened in Europol’s headquarters to comb through photographs, social media profiles and metadata, seeking information about children believed to have been abducted by the Kremlin and taken to Russia, Belarus or occupied areas of Ukraine.“It looked a bit like a 1990s
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