One boy skipped school to avoid being issued a summons.
A girl plays with a toy
Last week, six more children who were in the occupied territory were rescued from the occupied territory to the free part of Ukraine. The children lived under the threat of deportation and psychological pressure, and 16-year-old boys were also threatened with forced mobilization into the Russian army, said the head of the President's Office, Andrei Yermak.
The children said that in the occupied part of the country, instead of going to school, boys were sent to the city without their parents' consent to register for “military service.” One of the young men therefore often skipped classes so that he would not be taken from school to receive a summons.
“In addition, all children in schools were taught propaganda, not science – they were forced to sing the Russian anthem, study history rewritten by Russia and practice military training skills. These children survived terrible trials while under occupation,” the head of the OP said.
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Six children were brought out to the free part of Ukraine
The children were brought out of the occupation as part of the Bring Kids Back UA program. According to official data, there are thousands of minor Ukrainians in the occupied territory of Ukraine. Russia often steals children, taking them to its territory and giving them up for adoption there. When adopting, Russians can change the child's name and details completely, which significantly complicates the search.