The Ukrainian teenager was given a Russian passport and sent to a Russian school.
And then, in the fall of 2023, not long before his 18th birthday, he received a summons from a Russian military recruitment office.
Russia has publicly acknowledged the transfer of Ukrainian children without guardians, despite some having guardians or parents.
All Ukrainian teenagers held in Russia, when they turn 18, they are put on a (recruitment) list of Russian military,” told CNN.
“It’s a Russian strategy to turn Ukrainian children into Russian children and militarize them.
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