Ukrainian Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak reports that upon reaching 18 (sometimes younger), abducted teens face forced conscription into Russian forces. There are battlefield reports of Ukrainian soldiers encountering some of the children among enemy casualties.
Conscripts have a high volume of rape amongst the Russian military. The long-standing practice is known as dedovshchina, it involves the systematic rape, torture, and rape trafficking of conscripts or younger soldiers by senior soldiers or NCOs. Some conscripts are even used as slaves.
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Yermak reported that the Russian scheme serves a dual purpose, to replenish Russia's dwindling military ranks and to psychologically devastate Ukrainian troops by forcing them to fight against and kill their own children.
Yermak: “The Russians want to destroy the new generation of the Ukrainians, and they are building new soldiers against the country where they were born. It is terrible,” “Putin's goal is [that] he doesn't want Ukraine to exist.”
The International Criminal Court (ICC) previously issued arrest warrants for President Putin and Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova‑Belova on charges of forcible transfer of Ukrainian children. Since then Putin has visited several countries which refuse to arrest him.
In fucking cluding the US - oh wait, that's why.....
The “Bring Kids Back UA” campaign, a state-led initiative launched in 2023, coordinates efforts with NGOs and internationals to repatriate abducted children, support reintegration, and document crimes for future prosecution. Only a few hundred children have been successfully returned.
The poor children have disappeared- just like kids of the Uyghur people...
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