Watch: 20,000 teddy bears highlight plight of missing Ukrainian children

Each bear in the installation in Washington, DC, is meant to represent one of the children Ukraine says have been abducted by Russia. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. A child with a toy bear and an Ukrainian flag stands before the bear installaton. Demonstrators display 20,000 teddy bears to highlight missing Ukrainian children A child with a toy bear and an Ukrainian flag stands in front of the bear installation. Watch: 20,000 teddy bears highlight plight of missing Ukrainian children An installation of 20,000 teddy bears has been placed on the National Mall in Washington DC to draw attention to Ukrainian children believed to have been taken by Russia. The US-based Razom for Ukraine organisation and American Coalition for Ukraine installed the display to represent the estimated 20,000 children that Ukraine says have been sent illegally to Russia and Belarus since the war began five years ago. Organisers want Congress to help address what the UN has called a crime against humanity. The US-based Razom for Ukraine organisation and American Coalition for Ukraine installed the display to represent the estimated 20,000 children that Ukraine says have been sent illegally to Russia and Belarus since the war began five years ago. Organisers want Congress to help address what the UN has called a crime against humanity Russia has denied accusations of forcibly deporting children from Ukraine. Vladimir Putin has instead claimed the children were "rescued" from a war zone. 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