Valeriia Sydorova, a 19-year-old Ukrainian, recounted her harrowing experience of being abducted by Russian forces at the age of 15 and held in a camp on the annexed Crimean peninsula. She described the dire conditions under occupation, including food and medicine shortages and widespread fear, particularly among girls. Sydorova detailed how she was taken to a "holiday camp" under false pretenses, only to find herself in a strictly controlled environment where Ukrainian language and culture were suppressed, and children were subjected to indoctrination. After realizing escape was impossible, she organized her return to Ukraine alone, crossing front lines and navigating minefields. Her testimony was presented in the state parliament in Hanover, highlighting a broader pattern of alleged forced deportations and re-education of Ukrainian children by Russia, which has led to international arrest warrants against Russian officials.