The United Kingdom (UK) announced that it is levying sanctions against eight additional individuals and three organizations in connection with their role in Russia’s forced deportation, militarization, and indoctrination of Ukrainian children. Russian law enforcement bodies operating in occupied areas of Ukraine are increasingly contributing to the militarization of Ukrainian youth and encouraging them to inform on pro-Ukrainian or anti-Russian sentiment in their local communities. Russian occupation courts are using fabricated treason and espionage charges to punish Ukrainian journalists for reporting on the situation in occupied areas and coerce self-censorship amongst occupied populations.
Russian Occupation Update, September 4, 2025 (Karolina Hird – Institute for the Study of War)
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