The Kremlin’s occupation authorities plan to double the number of students in schools with military training by the end of this school year. This will happen primarily on the basis of the Nakhimov School in Mariupol. On September 2, 240 children aged 10 to 13 moved into the barracks of the military institution. In 2025, there should be 560 such children.
The Russian invaders are actively militarizing children. Under the guise of patriotic education, children are involved in military programs, propaganda activities and camps, where they are taught the basics of military training, the use of weapons and are ideologically indoctrinated. This is happening on all the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
The militarization of children is not only an attempt to raise future soldiers loyal to the occupiers, but also a serious crime against childhood. The Russian authorities are trying to break the identity of Ukrainian children by educating them in the spirit of violence, hatred and submission to military ideology.
The National Resistance Centre calls for reporting collaborators so that each of them does not escape punishment for crimes against humanity. Anyone can stop the policy of the Russian invaders and their collaborators by publicizing their crimes and demanding their international prosecution. You can also participate in rallies in support of Ukraine or donate to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
