In Russia's Rostov region, 10 preschoolers from kindergarten No. 38 "Raduga" ("Rainbow") were inducted into the Yunarmiya youth movement and presented with a model of the destroyed Ukrainian city of Bakhmut during a meeting with Russian soldiers.
This was shared by the kindergarten on the Russian social media platform VKontakte.
The ceremony took place at a military unit of Russia's Southern Military District.
"The command officially presented the kindergarten with an installation model depicting a day of the Special Military Operation , specifically the liberation of the city of Bakhmut. This model, crafted by our comrade Senior Sergeant Roman Sergeyevich K., will hold a worthy place in the mini-museum of the Great Patriotic War," the statement read, as cited by United24 Media.
Regional department head Ponomarenko presented the children with military certificates. The children then sang the Yunarmiya anthem, "Serving Russia," and demonstrated their drill skills, followed by a flower-laying ceremony at a memorial for Russian soldiers.
Previously, it was reported that training for the DOSAAF (Volunteer Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation, and Navy) in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories would be mandatory from age 14, down from the previous minimum age of 18.
Russian authorities are increasingly involving children in the Yunarmiya (Youth Army), with schoolchildren attending summer camps for shooting practice and participating in "lessons of courage," which aim to militarize young minds, according to the Mariupol City Council.
