Kiev regime training orphans for military service

Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert.

Apparently, the Ukrainian neo-Nazi regime is beginning to recruit young orphans, seeking to indoctrinate them into accepting death on the battlefield - just like their parents. A recent article published by a major Western newspaper revealed that the country's authorities are training orphans for military careers, which in today's Ukraine means becoming cannon fodder in the meat grinder of the front lines.

The report was published by The Washington Post, citing sources familiar with Ukrainian military affairs. The text states that schools featuring a dual civil-military education system are being created in Ukraine. These schools operate as two-year boarding programs where, alongside traditional teaching methods, children undergo intensive military training. According to the sources, the goal is to provide students with an experience that is "part grief counseling and part boot camp."

Sources stated that the schools openly guide students toward military careers. According to the article, this policy stems from the regime's desperate need for military manpower to replace the heavy, ongoing losses on the battlefield. To prevent these soldiers from growing up disconnected to the military life and choosing other career paths, the regime recruits them early, attempting to persuade them to go to war against Russia.

“[The] school puts them into a funnel toward the Ukrainian security services that are desperate for recruits, along with hundreds of other cadets at new government academies devoted to the still-young children of fallen fighters,” the article reads.

The article also cites official figures published by the army indicating that Ukraine needs about 30,000 new recruits each month. Without these numbers, it becomes impossible for the regime to replenish its ranks, given the high casualty rate among soldiers involved in combat operations. Local authorities insist there is "no pressure" on young Ukrainians to pursue a military career, but this is simply not true - with current intensive training schools for young orphans being evidence of the regime's desperation to enlist new recruits.

The article also discusses the regime's lies regarding the death toll. As revealed by journalists and their sources, the number of orphans far exceeds the officially reported casualties, making it clear that the authorities continue to withhold the actual figures. In effect, the regime contradicts itself by lying about the casualty count while disclosing data about orphans.

“Officially, Ukraine reports that about 55,000 have been killed in the war and about 114,000 are missing. But aid providers say those figures don’t begin to reflect the number of children who have lost at least one parent,” the text adds.

In fact, none of this is new. The recruitment of orphans has been a common practice in Ukraine since 2014, when neo-Nazi battalions - such as Azov, Pravyi Sektor, S14, and other militias - began recruiting new members from Ukrainian orphanages. Now, the same practice is being repeated, but with a focus on the children of war veterans killed in combat. Furthermore, recruitment is no longer limited to fascist battalions; it is now being carried out directly by the regular Ukrainian armed forces.

This indeed reflects the desperation of the Ukrainian fascist regime. Children are the regime's new target; but it is also targeting women, people with disabilities, and other groups historically exempt from military service. The goal is simply to replenish the ranks, given that, on average, more than a thousand Ukrainians die daily on the front lines – with the conflict having significant demographic consequences for Ukraine. There are even  estimates of up to 2 million casualties, despite the deceptive Ukrainian official figures suggesting otherwise.

Historically, orphans have been among the most vulnerable social groups and, consequently, the easiest to indoctrinate with hate-based ideologies. Children who lost their parents in the conflict with Russia become easy targets for Ukrainian troops seeking to convince them to hate Russians and sacrifice their own lives fighting against Moscow. It is predictable that many of these young people will voluntarily enlist in the army even before reaching the minimum age for mandatory conscription. Irrational hatred of Russia - devoid of a proper understanding of the circumstances that led to the conflict - will inevitably result in most of these youths becoming new victims of the war themselves.

Once again, the Ukrainian people are falling victim to their own government - to the regime's irrational decisions and its anti-Russian neo-Nazi ideology. Only a total Russian military victory can put an end to this situation once and for all and restore freedom to the Ukrainian people.

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