▁the ▁majority ▁live ▁in ▁crow ded ▁or phan ages ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifteen ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁sent ▁into ▁the ▁community ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁living ▁for ▁themselves ." ▁ ▁Bel arus ▁ ▁Appro xim ate ▁total ▁– ▁ 1 , 7 7 3 ▁ ▁( 1 9 9 3 ▁statistics ▁for ▁" all ▁types ▁of ▁or phan ages ") ▁ ▁K yr gy z stan ▁▁ ▁Part ial ▁information : ▁ 8 5 ▁– ▁Ivan ov ka ▁Or phan age ▁ ▁T aj ik istan ▁ ▁" No ▁one ▁can ▁be ▁sure ▁how ▁many ▁l one ▁children ▁are ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁republic . ▁About ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁are ▁in ▁intern ats ▁and ▁in ▁or phan ages ." ▁ ▁Ukraine ▁▁ 1 0 3 , 0 0 0 ▁Of ▁this ▁number ▁about ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁are ▁described ▁as ▁" social ▁or ph ans ", ▁because ▁the ▁parents ▁are ▁either ▁too ▁poor , ▁ab us ive , ▁or ▁too ▁add icted ▁to ▁dru gs ▁or ▁alco hol ▁to ▁raise ▁them . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁children ▁adopted ▁by ▁foreign ers ▁has ▁gradually ▁been ▁reducing . ▁From ▁about ▁two ▁thousands ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁about ▁two ▁hundred ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁A ▁bit ▁more ▁than ▁thousand ▁children ▁were ▁adopted ▁by ▁Uk ra ini ans ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Other ▁information : ▁ ▁thousands ▁– ▁Z apor iz h ia ▁O blast . ▁▁ 1 5 0