The kremlin has set another record in spending on the militarization of children
This year, the militarized state-run youth organization “Yunarmiya” will receive a record amount of funding from the budget — 1 billion rubles (over $112 million). That’s twice as much as in 2024.
“Yunarmiya” calls itself a “military-patriotic movement” and is systematically engaged in promoting war propaganda among children and teenagers. It is especially active in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, where it tries to re-educate Ukrainian children into future “soldiers of putin.” In addition to “Yunarmiya,” the same function is carried out by “Dvizhenie Pervykh,” an organization modeled after the Soviet “Pioneer” movement.
The kremlin continues to spend enormous sums of money in an attempt to ensure a systematic ideological indoctrination of as many children as possible, instilling loyalty to putin and readiness to fight against “russia’s enemies.”
