INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Kremlin has doubled its funding in 2025 for Yunarmiya ("Youth Army"), the state-sponsored youth organization that combines ideological
indoctrination with military training for children and teenagers.According to documents reviewed by the independent Mozhem Obyasnit news
full-scale invasion of Ukraine.This year, Yunarmiya is set to receive 800 million rubles ($9.7 million) in state subsidies through the Youth
The funds will be distributed by the Movement of the First, a government-backed organization based on the Soviet Young Pioneers movement.The
Defense Ministry will provide an additional 200 million rubles ($2.4 million) to support programs that prepare young people for military
service, Mozhem Obyasnit reported.In comparison, Yunarmiya received 480 million rubles ($5.8 million) in grants in 2024, 470 million ($5.7
sanctioned by Western countries following the invasion of Ukraine
The group has also been accused of forcibly deporting Ukrainian children during the invasion.The organization is led by Vladislav Golovin, a
ramped up its efforts to promote "military-patriotic" education since sending troops into Ukraine in 2022.
