Putin and Shoygu are planning to involve the underage in war against Ukraine. This is reported by Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
“Due to the lack of personnel and in order to replenish the ranks of the occupying army, the Kremlin leadership is considering the possibility of involving minors in the armed hostilities,” – the intelligence reports.
The Intelligence Service published the relevant order “On involving members of the YUNARMIYA military-patriotic public movement into the special operation on the territory of Ukraine”, signed by Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Shoygu. The order demands to report on the potential human reserve aged 17-18 to be involved in armed hostilities in the occupying army. The top military leadership of the Russian Federation shall submit proposals for the training of this personnel as soon as possible. The order implementation shall be monitored by Gennadiy Zhydko, Head of Main Political Military Department of the Russian Armed Forces.
To remind: ‘YUNARMIYA’ (Young Army) is a Russian children’s and youth military organization under the Russian Ministry of Defense. It is distinguished by radical propaganda among the Russian youth. Children from 8 years old become members of the organization. Experts of the Crimean Human Rights Group consider the Russian “YUNARMIA” an illegal semi-militarized formation.
According to the CHRG, only in Crimea in 2021, about 4,000 children were admitted to YUNARMIYA Russian paramilitary children’s and youth organization.
According to the official data, there are 874 YUNARMIYA units, consisting of about 29 thou children, in Crimea and in Sevastopol. Since 2019 the similar units have been established in the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions uncontrolled by Kyiv.
