“ Ukrainian law enforcement officers documented the facts of the militarization of Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied territories: seven of those involved received suspicion. Source: National Police, Prosecutor General’s Office Verbatim National Police: “Under the guise of “military-patriotic” education, elements of military training were systematically practiced on children: formation training, working with weapons, training in combat tactics, and ideological processing with the aim of fostering a hostile attitude towards Ukraine. Children from Donetsk and nearby settlements, and later from the newly occupied areas, entered the system territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions”. Details: According to the investigation, in 2016, on the initiative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the All-Russian children’s and youth military-patriotic movement “Yunarmiya” was created. Its activity also extends to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine – Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. The goal of this movement is to involve Ukrainian children in military training and formation of “loyalty to the new homeland.” It was established that the head of the regional headquarters of the so-called “Unarmy of the DPR” together with six heads of local units during 2019-2025 involved more than 6 thousand Ukrainian children in the Donetsk region. Children were promised benefits and career opportunities in the armed forces of the Russian Federation. The suspects promoted the entry of minors into the ranks of the Russian army, organized military training – training in the use of weapons, military exercises, participation in “military” events. They also produced and distributed materials that denied the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and justified it. There have been several cases when, upon reaching the age of majority, students of the so-called “Unarmy” joined the army of the Russian Federation and took part in hostilities against Ukraine. On March 15, 2022, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation issued an order to involve members of the “Unarmy” to participate in the so-called “special military operation”, as Russian propaganda calls the war in Ukraine. According to the Strategy for the Development of Patriotic Education in the Russian Federation, at least 10% of recruits to the ranks of the armed forces must come from “Unarmy”. Juvenile prosecutors of the Prosecutor General’s Office informed about the suspicion of seven citizens of Ukraine in the commission of criminal offenses related to the involvement of minors in the activities of the military-patriotic movement controlled by the armed forces of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. What preceded it: the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, in a report dated March 1, 2024, separately emphasized that the Russian Federation should immediately stop the policy of politicization and militarization of children in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: National Police, Office of the Prosecutor General
Literally National Pol: “Under the guise of “military-patriotic” education, the elements of military training were systematically practiced on children: formation training, working with weapons, training in combat tactics and ideological training with the aim of instilling a hostile attitude towards Ukraine. Children from Donetsk and nearby settlements, and later from the newly occupied territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, entered the system.”
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Details: According to the investigation, in 2016, on the initiative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the All-Russian children’s and youth military-patriotic movement “Yunarmiya” was created.
Its activity also extends to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine – Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
The goal of this movement is to involve Ukrainian children in military training and formation of “loyalty to the new homeland.”
It was established that the head of the regional headquarters of the so-called “Unarmy of the DPR” together with six heads of local units during 2019-2025 involved more than 6 thousand Ukrainian children in the Donetsk region. Children were promised benefits and career opportunities in the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
The suspects promoted the entry of minors into the ranks of the Russian army, organized military training – training in the use of weapons, military exercises, participation in “military” events. They also produced and distributed materials that denied the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and justified it.
There have been several cases when, upon reaching the age of majority, students of the so-called “Unarmy” joined the army of the Russian Federation and took part in hostilities against Ukraine.
On March 15, 2022, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation issued an order to involve members of the “Unarmy” to participate in the so-called “special military operation”, as Russian propaganda calls the war in Ukraine.
According to the Strategy for the Development of Patriotic Education in the Russian Federation, at least 10% of recruits to the ranks of the armed forces must come from “Unarmy”.
Juvenile prosecutors of the Prosecutor General’s Office informed about the suspicion of seven citizens of Ukraine in the commission of criminal offenses related to the involvement of minors in the activities of the military-patriotic movement controlled by the armed forces of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
What preceded: The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, in a report dated March 1, 2024, separately emphasized that the Russian Federation should immediately stop the policy of politicization and militarization of children in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.