Ukrainian Oleksandr Mustjatse was not even 15 years old when his village was occupied by Russia. Now Mustjatse himself is fighting for Russia, according to a Ukrainian activist group.
ConflictsWhat happens to the thousands of Ukrainian children abducted to Russia during the war? A new book reveals the Russian machinery behind the deportations.
EntertainmentSome were sent to “summer camps,” others were pulled from their parents’ arms into Russian filtration camps. Now, tens of thousands of abducted Ukrainian children are being trained to become Russians – some of them even to fight against their homeland. Russia is turning them into weapons, says Ukrainian MP Olena Khomenko.
ConflictsTens of thousands of kidnapped children are being included in the negotiations as the US tries to achieve peace in Ukraine. The Ukrainian children abducted by Russia are being used as pawns in a very dangerous game, says war crimes investigator Nathaniel Raymond. With this agreement, the US is effectively saying it is okay to trade children.
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