Russians occupied her city when she was five. Now, they are turning her into a soldier.

Oleksandra Deminova from Russian-occupied Makiivka, Donetsk region, ended up in Russian Vladivostok, where she is being made a "cadet" in the militarized program of the "Warrior Center".

She is one of tens of thousands of #Ukrainian children who have become participants in russia’s propaganda programs. They are taught to operate drones, sent thousands of kilometers from home, and presented to Putin in ru military uniforms. Putin's genocidal war crimes against Ukrainians.

Now, 6- to 7-year-olds face standard-issue uniforms, drill training, "propaganda education in serving the motherland." The project was presented as using kidnapped Ukrainian children to attack Ukraine.

Russia militarizes children from a very small age. This is a the genocidal operation exected by Putin's terrorist against #Ukraine

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