US EditionIn Memory of Two Ukrainian Boys Who Defied Occupation—and Paid the Ultimate Price
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Russia is recruiting Ukrainian teenagers to destabilize Ukraine from within, turning them into tools of espionage and sabotage. Children are forced to transfer military coordinates, set arsons and lay explosives.
Security Service spokesman Artem Dekhtyarenko told about this in an interview with the Financial Times. Minors cannot predict the consequences of their actions, which makes them particularly vulnerable to Russian recruitment,” he noted. According to the spokesman, since spring 2024, more than 700 people involved in cooperation with the enemy have been detained in Ukraine: of them about 25% (175 people) are under the age of 18. Dekhtyarenko empha…
More than 700 people recruited by Russia have been detained in Ukraine since the spring of 2024. Among them, about 175 teenagers who are younger than 18
Ukrainian teenagers for Russian sabotage: in counteraction to FSB plans, law enforcement officers detained over 700 people - FT Russian special services are recruiting Ukrainian teenagers for espionage, offering money for completing tasks. The SBU has detained over 700 people involved in espionage, of whom about 175 are minors.
Russian FSB is increasingly using popular Messengers — particularly Telegram — to recruit Ukrainian teenagers through quick-earning offers, reports Financial Times. According to Ukrainian officials, the occupiers recruit primarily orphans and internally displaced persons who have been affected by the fighting, who have financial difficulties or who simply want a new iPhone. Today, the aggressor country "shall turn Ukrainian teenagers into weapon…
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