From school to battlefield to grave: how Russian cossacks drive young people to war.

The All-Russian Cossack Society turns school clubs into pipelines for state-sponsored militarisation and recruitment for war in Ukraine.

Bellingcat shows how they shape an alternative mobilisation force.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20251205-from-school-to-battlefield-to-grave-how-russian-cossacks-drive-young-people-to-war?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Russia brings in top-level FSB Presidential Regiment to Chasiv Yar; If Russians are using this level of specialists in urban combat, they are probably facing difficulties — International Civil Aviation Organization rules Russia responsible for downing MH17 — Russia decreased but didn’t cease attacks during Victory Day truce — 6 Bulgarian nationals sentenced in the UK for spying for Russia … and more

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