Ukrainian children forced into weapons training and tortured by Russia

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A new report has found 55% were subjected to pro-Russian indoctrination and 10% subjected to torture and cruel treatment

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Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly transferred to Russia since Vladimir Putin’s invasion in 2022, and subjected to military training, sexual violence and detention in camps, according to a new report.