Russia uses summer camps to prepare children in occupied territories for army service – NRC The Russian occupying forces continue to use summer camps to militarise Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied territories. At such events, children are indoctrinated with a positive view of the Russian army and prepared for future service in its ranks. 588 6 Previously in trend: Militarization of children in temporarily occupied territories
In occupied Luhansk region, teenagers are being sent to work in factories due to labour shortage, - Regional Military Administration In the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region, teenagers are being recruited to work in industrial enterprises under the guise of summer jobs. According to the Ukrainian authorities, the occupying administration is attempting in this way to make up for staff shortages in the... 728 6 Previously in trend: Russia’s Crimes Against Children in Ukraine Militarization of children in temporarily occupied territories
Ukraine has returned 17 more children from occupation, whom Russians were preparing for mobilization and military training, - Kuleba Ukraine has repatriated another 17 children and teenagers from the temporarily occupied territories. Among those rescued are young men whom the Russians attempted to register for military service and mobilize into the Russian Armed Forces, as well as a 20-year-old woman who was forced to undergo... 534 1 Previously in trend: Militarization of children in temporarily occupied territories
Military training of schoolchildren to be doubled in occupied Luhansk region, - RMA In the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk Oblast, the Russian occupation authorities will increase the proportion of military training in the school curriculum for students in grades 6–11 starting September 1. 425 5 Previously in trend: Militarization of children in temporarily occupied territories
70 billion rubles for propaganda: Russia expands military education for schoolchildren Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, spending on patriotic education in Russia has increased 20-fold: while in 2021 the Russian authorities spent 3.4 billion rubles on these purposes, in 2026 they allocated 70 billion rubles. 703 10 Previously in trend: Russian propaganda Militarization of children in temporarily occupied territories
In temporarily occupied Luhansk region, 3,000 teenagers were trained for Russian army in two years, - RMA In the occupied Luhansk region, approximately 3,000 teenagers and young adults have been trained over the past two years to serve in the Russian Armed Forces. 1 039 24 Previously in trend: Militarization of children in temporarily occupied territories
Militarisation of Ukrainian children in temporarily occupied territories must be recognised as crime against humanity, — Lubinets Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Human Rights Commissioner, has called for the systematic militarization of Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied territories to be recognized as a crime against humanity. 621 7 Previously in trend: Russia’s Crimes Against Children in Ukraine Militarization of children in temporarily occupied territories
Militarization and Russification of Ukrainian children: Russian education official Omelchuk to stand trial, Kravchenko says The Prosecutor General’s Office has sent to court an indictment against Andrii Omelchuk, who is suspected of organizing the forced Russification of education and the militarization of Ukrainian children in temporarily occupied territories. 896 5 Previously in trend: War crimes of Russia Russia’s impact on children under occupation Militarization of children in temporarily occupied territories