27 October 2026, 20:20
In occupied Sevastopol, footage was shown of how children are being prepared for war
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PHOTO: Telegram/Razvozhayev
In occupied Sevastopol, students from four Olympic reserve sports schools were enlisted in the military-sports game “Rubizh: The Warrior’s Path.” Over the course of three months, they underwent training in parachuting, marksmanship, and engineering, and practiced evacuation and protection against radiological, chemical, and biological threats.
Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-appointed occupation governor of Sevastopol, wrote about this on Telegram.
According to him, students from Olympic Reserve Sports Schools Nos. 2, 4, 7, and 8 participated in the competition’s final, which took place in “Patriot” Park. Under the guidance of instructors from the Association of Veterans of the so-called “Special Military Operation,” they were trained in military skills and teamwork.
The program included helicopter rappelling, maneuvering on the training ground, engineering training, evacuation, radiation, chemical, and biological protection, first aid, firearms training, and laser tag.
PHOTO: Telegram/Razvozhayev
The team from Olympic Reserve Sports School No. 4 won. The awards were presented by Roman Kulakov, head of the “SVO” Veterans Association, whom Russian authorities call a “Hero of Russia.”
"Yunarmiya" is a Russian children’s military organization (for ages 8 to 17) established in 2016 by the Russian Ministry of Defense to promote propaganda and provide military training to young people.
Key background information:
- Goal: To build a mobilization reserve and foster loyalty to the Kremlin.
- Occupation: Russia forcibly recruits Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied territories into the movement, which constitutes a war crime and a violation of the Geneva Conventions.
- Status: The organization is subject to strict sanctions imposed by Ukraine, the EU, and the U.S.
