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submitted 9 months ago by Stamau123@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Documents from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) – now supposedly incorporated into Russia by Putin’s decree – showed the Kremlin’s plans to conscript children born in 2007 for its upcoming mobilization, reported Petro Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol.

Recruiting children to fight against their own state would constitute a war crime.

Andryushchenko shared the documents in a Telegram update and said the creation of conscript files and the registration of children born in 2007 for military registration has already begun.

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[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 52 points 9 months ago
[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 47 points 9 months ago

Would constitute ANOTHER war crime

[-] Hyperreality@kbin.social 14 points 9 months ago

War crimes bingo speedrun.

[-] ZILtoid1991@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

Likely Putin hopes he can terrorize both Ukraine and its allies into surrender.

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago

Just some minor war crimes.

[-] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

If the kids were over 18 they'd be adult war crimes, instead.

[-] Erasmus@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

Just like Hitler did in his last days.

[-] thorcik@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Gotta commit'em all!

[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

janissaries

[-] saze@feddit.uk -3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

children born in 2007

So in a few days' time,17 year olds. How is it so materially different from the 18 year olds most armies recruit and send to the meat grinder?

this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2023
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