As the Social Media Administration of the occupied Lugansk Oblast submitted in a post, representatives of Russian military conscript offices propose 14-year-olds and 15-year-olds from Siewierodoniecka signing contracts with the Kremlin Army.
As part of the vocational guidance classes for ninth grade students, they are to encourage teenagers to choose a specialization that allows joining Russian ranks without passing through the draft and an immediate hit on the contact line.
War in Ukraine. Russians mobilize underage Ukrainians
According to reports from the authorities of the Lugansk Oblast, the fresh Russian government states that from 1 September 2026 schools in the temporarily occupied Lugansk Oblast will begin teaching social sciences and “spiritual and moral culture of Russia” utilizing fresh specialist textbooks.
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These manuals are to be based on alleged Russian ‘traditional values’. Objects from the foundations of spiritual and moral culture of Russia's peoples are expected to be included in the curriculum for classes 5–7, for children aged 10–13.
Ministry of Defence of Ukraine launches contract 18-24 programme
At a time erstwhile the Russians are reaching for younger and younger possible soldiers, The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine announces the "Contract 18-24". It is intended to offer the anticipation for people aged 18 to 24 to sign an yearly contract for voluntary military service.
Volunteers who decide to do so will receive annual remuneration of 1 million hryvnia (more than PLN 98 thousand), of which 200,000 hryvnia will be given as shortly as the papers are signed. The Ministry besides ensures that they receive training in compliance with NATO standards and many social guarantees.
“Contract 18-24” is not coercion, mobilisation or duty. This is an chance for people to make an informed choice, gain combat experience and financial stableness in just 1 year. It is up to the volunteer to decide whether to proceed his service or to return to civilian life, having exceptional prospects," stated the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Rust Emierov.
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In addition to the guaranteed remuneration, the contract is besides to supply zero mortgage credit, state-funded education, free medical care, including dental prosthetics, and the right to travel abroad after a year of service. The individual to whom the contract will be concluded for 12 months will be Fired from mobilization.
At the end of November 2024, the U.S. administration put force on the Kiev authorities to include mobilization of men from the age of 18 to supplement the deficiency of soldiers on the front. In response, the Ukrainian MFA called on its partners to speeding up supplies of military aid, stressing that faster transportation of arms to the front is more crucial than mobilising more men into the army.
