Since the beginning of the war, Russia has systematically placed Ukrainian children in a network of at least 43 re-education camps, according to researchers at Yale University, reports Reuters.
At least 6,000 children have been placed in the system. The youngest child identified was four months old and in some camps children as young as 14 received military training.
“The primary purpose of the camp facilities we’ve identified appears to be political re-education.”
– Nathan Raymond, Researcher
During the war, Ukraine has raised the alarm several times that Russia is forcibly deporting Ukrainian children and adults to Russia.
Russia’s embassy in Washington said in response to the report, that Russia accepts children who were forced to flee Ukraine.
