By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Russian presidential aircraft and funds were used in a program that took children from occupied Ukrainian territories, stripped them of Ukrainian identity and placed them with Russian families,

Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Russian presidential aircraft and funds were used in a program that took children from occupied Ukrainian territories, stripped them of Ukrainian identity and placed them with Russian families,

The Yale University School of Public Health has published a report claiming that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin's jets and funds were used in a "programme that took children from occupied Ukrainian territories,

In the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, reports of forced child deportations have drawn sharp international criticism, raising troubling questions about human rights and justice. A recent study by Yale School of Public Health,

The report alleges that Ukrainian children brought to Russia had been subjected to "pro-state and militarized propaganda."

US-backed research has alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s presidential plane has been involved in deporting Ukrainian children to Russia. The US State Department-backed research was published on Tuesday,

A new study by the renowned US university Yale shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin helped organise the abduction and deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children. ‘Putin and Kremlin officials wilfully approved the programme and tried to hide its extent,