Russia's Mobilization Plan Targets Ukrainian Youth in Occupied Areas

Russia is planning a mass mobilization of Ukrainian youth in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk region.

This was reported by activists of the Yellow Ribbon movement.

The occupiers have approved the so-called "Plan for the preparation of citizens for military service in the military specialties of the Russian Armed Forces". This means that young men who did not enter military "universities" in the TOT or were expelled for refusing to participate in propaganda activities may be subject to forced mobilization this year.

Activists also report that the occupation administration, together with military commissariats, is developing a detailed plan of mobilization activities for 2024-2025. One of the provisions of this plan is to transfer information about students to military commissariats immediately after their expulsion from educational institutions.

Recently, the Russian occupation administration has been actively implementing the militarization of education in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. As part of this campaign, nearly 200 schools have already been renamed after the so-called "heroes of the Russian Federation" - Russian military personnel who participated in the war against Ukraine.

In the occupied Kerch State Maritime Technical University, students are forced to register for the so-called military service in order to receive a scholarship.

Also in the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russians organized another propaganda performance for young people. Representatives of the Storm assault unit of the 810th Marine Brigade of the Russian Federation, a unit staffed not only by mobilized soldiers but also by former prisoners, including those convicted of serious crimes, spoke to the students.

In addition, the Crimean branch of the Russian State University of Justice ordered the girls to make valentines for the Russian military. Moreover, the students are offered to leave their contacts on the cards - under the pretext that "real heroes" are better than local Crimeans, who mostly have a negative attitude towards the occupation authorities.

Андрій Колісніченко