Invaders draw almost 60,000 Ukrainian children into organizations preparing them for war

This was reported by the Center for National Resistance, Ukrinform saw.

“The Kremlin is ‘reforging almost 60,000 children in the temporarily occupied areas of Luhansk region in the ranks of the ‘YouthArmy’ and ‘Pioneers’ Movement’… They hammer into children’s minds that Ukraine is their enemy, and that they are ‘Russian’. They are told that being a Kremlin soldier is not just a norm, but also an honor. They are being prepared for the future war, without even being taught to think,” the report says.

It is noted that according to the “official” Russian statistics as of March 1, 2025, almost 5,800 children in the TOT of Luhansk region have already become part of the “YouthArmy” – Putin’s analogue of the “Hitler Youth”. Another 50,000 schoolchildren have been drawn into another propaganda project – the “Pioneers’ Movement”. There is also such an organization as the “Eaglets of Russia”. This was reported by the so-called “Minister” of Education of the “LPR” quasi-entity, Ivan Kusov, the Center for National Resistance added.

It is also reported that the authorities force participants in the aforementioned “movements” to work, use them in propaganda “humanitarian missions” while implanting Russian narratives into their young minds.

The Center for National Resistance added that “all these Russian “YouthArmies”, “Eaglets”, and “Pioneers’ Movements” will end up in the dustbin of history.”

“Everyone can bring this time closer by joining the Resistance Movement, or by helping Ukraine’s Defense Forces with tips on the enemy and their equipment. Such tips can be sent via an anonymous chat bot,” the Center emphasized.

As Ukrinform reported, in the temporarily occupied territories, Russian invaders are preparing to hold another propaganda campaign – a mandatory “Victory Spelling Bee” for schoolchildren.