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15.09.2025
Teenagers in the Focus of War: Olena Rozvadovska on Child Recruitment, Language Conflicts, Patriotism, and Choosing the Future
According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), one in five Ukrainians recruited by Russian intelligence services is underage. The enemy is actively targeting children through social media, exploiting their trust and lack of life experience. But the problem runs much deeper: amid the war, Ukrainian teenagers are forced to shape their national identity while facing language conflicts, performative patriotism at school, and constant manipulation from the aggressor.