Ukraine’s Forgotten Germans and Today’s Stolen Children

Special Report on Ukraine’s Demographic Crisis

Dear friends,

In the rush of war coverage, a crucial part of Ukraine’s story has been largely forgotten:
over 1.7 million ethnic Germans once lived in Ukraine — and were forcibly deported by Soviet authorities after WWII, banned from returning for decades.

Today, we are witnessing a disturbing parallel as Russia abducts Ukrainian children, transfers them across borders, and subjects them to ideological and paramilitary re-education.

This week we published a Special Report examining how these population engineering policies — past and present — continue to destabilize Europe, destroy families, and poison reconciliation.

We also explore how the coming reconstruction of Ukraine offers a rare opportunity to restore displaced peoples, including Ukrainian Germans and abducted children, in a way that supports long-term peace and human dignity.

You can read the full report here:
https://watchman.news/2026/01/restoring-ukraines-displaced-germans-and-children/

Thank you for staying engaged with the deeper story behind the headlines.

— Watchman News https://watchman.news