Ukraine wants to use Israel’s experience to return children abducted by Russia: what Stefanchuk and Ohana agreed on

Ukraine is counting on Israel's help in finding ways to return children illegally taken by Russia. In Rome, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk discussed with Knesset Chairman Amir Ohana the Israeli experience in hostage release, humanitarian operations, and child protection. For Kyiv, this is not an abstract topic: it concerns thousands of families who still cannot bring their children home.

Author: Anton Pshedinsky · NANews

The meeting took place within the framework of the European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments. On October 22, 2026, JewishNews reported on it, citing the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Why Ukraine turned specifically to Israel

After the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, Israel accumulated extensive experience in negotiations for the return of detained people, working with hostage families, and organizing assistance for the released.

This experience interested the Ukrainian side. Stefanchuk believes that Israel's practical developments could be useful in international efforts to return children taken from occupied Ukrainian territories.

Here it is necessary to understand the difference. Israel dealt with hostages captured by armed groups…

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