Putin prepares to involve 17-year-old teenagers in Russia-Ukraine war

Local troops of Putin’s Youth Army on parade in the city of Sochi, 2017. This analog to Nazi Germany's Hitler Youth and its female equivalent, the League of German Girls, was founded by the Russian Defense Ministry in 2016. It takes Russian children from 8 to 18 years old, indoctrinates with Putinist ideology and teaches them military weapons and tactics. Photo: privetsochi.ru

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu are preparing to involve minors aged 17-18 years in … Continue reading Putin prepares to involve 17-year-old teenagers in Russia-Ukraine war

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