Occupied territories to double number of 'Cossacks' in schools - National Resistance Center of Ukraine

According to the report, an educational seminar was recently held in the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk to discuss the participation of Cossack groups in grant competitions in the field of education.

Through these efforts, the Russian occupiers aim to further militarize education in Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories. These so-called heroes will primarily teach military skills to children and will be integrated into the teaching of propaganda subjects, such as political indoctrination and even history.

The National Resistance Center (NRC) pointed out that the practice of involving "Cossacks" in the educational process in occupied Ukrainian regions is not new.

"For example, in the Kherson region, these representatives of the occupation forces told children about how they were introducing the Russian world on the Ukrainian lands they destroyed, showing films about the beauty of Russia and the importance of becoming part of Russia in the last school year," the NRC stated.

It should be noted that, in the temporarily occupied territories, the Russian troops have mandated that children join DOSAAF (Volunteer Society for the Assistance to the Army, Aviation, and Navy) from the age of 14.

Additionally, the Russians have been sending youth on camera to assist civilians in the Kursk region.