Huge expansion in cadet and young army classes in Russia – Ukrainian Intelligence
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — SUNDAY, 17 JULY 2022, 17:44
The scale of military training for children in Russia is expanding. In Belgorod Oblast alone, 500 cadet classes and about 1000 young army classes have opened for enrolment.
Source: Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
Quote: "500 cadet classes and about 1,000 young army classes have been opened in Belgorod and Belgorod Oblast.
Also in Belgorod, Russia, on the basis of the local Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Air Force and Navy branch, basic military training courses have been opened for those who want to serve in the army but do not have the relevant experience. Graduates of the courses are encouraged to sign a contract with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation."
Details: The Chief Intelligence Directorate also reports that the practice of illegal adoption of children from Donbas by Russian families has not stopped.
On 14 July, Andrey Vorobyov, the governor of Moscow Oblast, announced the completion of a procedure "transferring 9 children from the ‘DPR’ to the care of families from Moscow Oblast."
