The militarisation of children and the subsequent recruitment of teenagers living under occupation into the army of the occupying power is a war crime under international law. 'When this becomes the only reality a child knows for years, propaganda stops being perceived as such. It becomes their identity." https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/03/he-was-missing-child-on-ukraines-own-registry-monitors-say-theyve-now-found-him-wearing-russian-z-and-posing-with-its-flag/ https://iwpr.net/global-voices/conscription-occupied-lands-russias-war-crime