Russia has network of 200 camps for brainwashing' Ukrainian children report

"Russia is running an extensive network of more than 200 camps to re-educate, Russify and militarise Ukrainian children, a new investigation has found. The facilities, across Russia and occupied Ukraine, include camps as well as schools, military bases, medical facilities, religious sites and universities. Since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukrainian children have been taken to the sites and subjected to programmes that include patriotic indoctrination, combat drills, paratrooper training and even classes on how to assemble drones for the Russian armed forces."

"The report Ukraine's Stolen Children: Inside Russia's Network of Re-Education and Militarization, by the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health found that at least 130 of the camps have been involved in re-education, including efforts to indoctrinate children with pro-Russia narratives. It found at least 39 of the facilities operate militarisation programmes where children as young as eight are put through weapons training, grenade-throwing competitions and tactical medicine courses."

More than 200 facilities across Russia and occupied Ukraine are used to re-educate, Russify, and militarise Ukrainian children. The sites include camps, schools, military bases, medical facilities, religious sites, and universities. Since 2022, children have been taken to these locations for programmes including patriotic indoctrination, combat drills, paratrooper training and classes on assembling drones for the Russian armed forces. At least 130 sites engage in re-education with pro-Russia narratives, and at least 39 run militarisation programmes where children as young as eight receive weapons training, participate in grenade-throwing competitions, and learn tactical medicine. Nearly a quarter of sites show expansion and additional camps are under construction.

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