This was reported by Oleksii Kharchenko, head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

“During three weeks in August, young people from the occupied Luhansk region will take part in the ‘Guardsman-2026’ military-patriotic training camp in Penza. The Russians will prepare these young men and women for war and encourage them to join the army,” Kharchenko wrote.

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According to him, participants will study basic military disciplines, familiarize themselves with modern weapons and military equipment, learn to operate drones, and undergo general military and parachute training. Field exercises at a training ground are also planned.

As reported by Ukrinform, Russian authorities in the temporarily occupied territories are continuing a policy of forced assimilation of Ukrainian children by involving them in activities focused on studying Russian folklore.

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