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War in Ukraine: when Russia recruits young Ukrainians
War in Ukraine: when Russia recruits young Ukrainians – (France 2)
The analysis of hundreds of videos on social networks by the France Télévisions Revelators unit has uncovered a system of recruitment of young Ukrainians by a Russian paramilitary organization.
They are children or adolescents, they are Ukrainian and they are militarized by the Russians, driven to hatred of their own country. Is there a large-scale indoctrination system in the territories taken from Ukraine and occupied by Russia? Some young people wear a red beret on their profile on social networks. Behind this headgear, Younarmia, a Russian paramilitary youth organization. His poster is omnipresent on the walls of cities occupied by Russia. The frescoes glorifying Younarmia all bear a QR code which links to the official website of the organization, which describes Ukrainians as “neo-Nazis”.
Recruitment in old schools
Young Ukrainians, already members of Younarmia, come to convince other young people. The organization’s premises are often installed in schools that existed before the arrival of the Russians. France Télévisions counted at least 27. At Younarmia, after taking the oath, young people learn how to use weapons.
