30 meetings of youth movement Redan PMC in Ukraine observed over last two days
The police have blocked 18 channels and group chats that were created for promoting the Redan Private Military Company (PMC), the newly created youth movement in Ukraine.
Source: National Police of Ukraine
Details: Vasyl Bohdan, the head of the juvenile prevention department of the National Police of Ukraine, has said that the main goal of those who organised these groups is "provoking conflicts and mass brawls between teenagers".
In total, there have been about 30 youth meetings over the last two days in various regions of Ukraine. Bohdan has added that over 700 people were invited to police departments. Most of them are minors.
Juvenile policemen are conducting preventive measures with teenagers and their parents. Operative services and with the Cyber Police are establishing funding sources and administrators of these information channels.
Background: On 27 February 2023, teenagers who associated themselves with the Russian subculture called Redan PMC gathered for mass fights in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr and Ivano-Frankivsk.
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