Russia actively recruits Ukrainian children for paramilitary organizations, where they are ideologically manipulated by Kremlin propaganda.
Prosecutor General Kostin announced the investigation of 11 criminal proceedings related to the treatment of children in the occupied territories.
The Russian Federation implements the militarization of small Ukrainians through the issuance of new passports and involvement in organizations with a military bias.
Points of attention
- Russia actively recruits Ukrainian children for paramilitary organizations and subjects them to Kremlin propaganda, leading to ideological manipulation.
- The Prosecutor General's Office in Ukraine is investigating 11 criminal proceedings related to the treatment of children in the occupied territories, revealing the alarming militarization tactics employed by Russia.
- The Russian Federation issues new passports to young Ukrainians and involves them in organizations with a military bias, such as Yunarmiya, where they can be potentially engaged in hostilities against Ukraine.
- Children in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are abducted and deported by the Russian authorities, highlighting the harrowing reality faced by families affected by the arbitrary actions of the Russian Federation.
- Experts' insights and the documentary 'Mutilated Childhood' shed light on the emotional and psychological impact on abducted children and their families, providing a deeper understanding of this grave situation.
Russia is ideologically processing Ukrainian children on TOT
According to Prosecutor General Kostin, 11 criminal proceedings are already being investigated regarding the propaganda treatment of children in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Nine indictments are known.
There are already the first sentences for the militarization of children - four people have been convicted.
Young Ukrainians are issued new passports with changed data, and then "education" begins. In particular, they are involved in paramilitary organizations, the most famous of which is Yunarmiya.
About 900 units have been created in Crimea alone, involving more than 29,000 children. According to the order of the Minister of Education of Russia, minor members of the "Unarmy" can be involved in hostilities against Ukraine.
Andriy Kostin
Prosecutor General of Ukraine
The prosecutor's office has already recorded about 4,000 criminal proceedings based on the facts of the crimes committed by the army and authorities of the Russian Federation against Ukrainian children. The largest number of violations of the legislation was recorded in Donetsk region, Luhansk region and Kherson region.
The Russian Federation abducts children: the documentary "Mutilated Childhood"
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Russian authorities, together with the military, have abducted and deported thousands of children.
See the real stories of families affected by the arbitrariness of the Russian Federation in the Online.UA documentary "Mutilated Childhood" .
Children were removed from their families, in particular, during filtering operations. Some were sent for "rehabilitation" to "children's camps", where they were actually ideologically processed.
Experts' comments will help to better understand what actually happens during child abduction, what family members and young Ukrainians experience.
