Espreso Global Russia-Ukraine war Russia to double militarization centers for children in occupied Ukraine — National Resistance Center

Russia to double militarization centers for children in occupied Ukraine — National Resistance Center

4 January, 2025 Saturday

15:16

Russia-Ukraine war

Russian authorities plan to double the number of Yunarmy centers, promoting military training and loyalty to the Russia state among children and teenagers, in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories in 2025

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The National Resistance Center reported the information.

"By 2025, the Russian authorities plan to double the number of Yunarmy centers in the temporarily occupied territories, which is the Russian equivalent of the Hitler Youth. The occupiers also aim to expand the number of representatives of the First Movement and the network of military centers called Warrior," the statement said.

The National Resistance Center stresses that these actions are designed to help Russia gain control over the activities of children and adolescents, integrating them into the Russian information space. In the future, Russia plans to encourage teenagers involved in militant movements to join military schools, preparing them for warfare.

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said that Russia had recruited 40 Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region, to join the Yunarmy.