Russia, Ukraine Preparing New Family Reunification Initiative, Says Rights Commissioner

Russia and Ukraine are preparing a new humanitarian initiative aimed at reuniting families separated by the ongoing conflict, according to Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova, as reported by the state news agency TASS.

Lantratova did not specify how many people would be involved in the effort or when it might be carried out, TASS reported.

No further details about the scope, mechanism or timeline of the initiative were provided in the report.

TASS did not indicate whether Ukrainian officials had separately confirmed the planned initiative.