ЗЛОЧИНИ РОСІЙСЬКИХ ОКУПАНТІВ ПРОТИ ВОЛІ, ЧЕСТІ І ГІДНОСТІ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ДІТЕЙ

The article deals with theoretical and practical issues related to the criminal law analysis of crimes committed by the Russian Federation against Ukrainian children, issues of international humanitarian law, human rights and protection of national identity. The methodological basis of the study is the induction method, the implementation of which makes it possible to draw a general conclusion based on the analysis of individual facts. Among the general scientific methods used were, first of all, analysis, induction, and classification. In the course of the study, the author used the formal legal method of scientific research and the study of legal practice. The specificity of the subject matter of the study has led to a combination of certain methodological approaches and principles characteristic of international law, criminal law and constitutional law. In general, the results of the study indicate that it is relevant to study the objective manifestations of the crimes of the Russian occupiers against Ukrainian children in the Criminal Code of Ukraine, taking into account the problems of today and further resolving the issue of responsibility for the crimes committed. The conclusions show that in the context of the ongoing aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the occupation and hostilities have led to violations of children’s rights and freedoms. The qualifying features of such crimes are the forced transfer of children from one group to another, crimes against humanity and human rights violations in the occupied territories controlled by Russia. We will focus on the mechanisms for the return of deported Ukrainian children, the creation of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, and the analysis of international documents. Qualification of these crimes under national law and international humanitarian law. This determines the relevance of the study underway.