School-Levers are losing their lives for Russia in Putin’s war with Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has repeatedly promised that an 18 -year -old boy has invited Russia to serve, but at least 245 soldiers have been killed in the Russian investigation of the BBC in the last two years.

New government rules mean that adolescents outside the school have been able to overtake the military service and go to regular army as a direct contract soldier.

They can not only create a fraction of Russian damage, but have made a fascinating choice with cash bonuses and patriotic propaganda.

Alexander Petlinski registered two weeks after his 18th birthday.

He died in Ukraine only 7 days later: Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died in the full-fledged war of Russia in Ukraine. Who has claimed at least 13,500 Ukrainian citizens’ lives Putin started the attack in February 20222.

Petalinski’s Kaku Ekterina said that he had dreamed of a career and won a place at the Medical College in Chelibinsk, an industrial regional center in Urals.

“But Sasha had another dream,” she told the program of a school monument. “When a special military operation started, Sasha was 15 years old. And he dreamed of going in front.”

Call-up is 25 in Ukraine.

Russia has managed to avoid national mobility by offering a grand amount of men at the age of age – an attractive agreement for some job potential in the poor sector.

Initially, before signing the contract, men had to serve a cousin for at least three months under their belt.

Despite protests from some MPs in April 223, the restriction was quietly released, so any young man at the age of 5 and the end of the school can sign up to join the army.

Russia’s education system ensures that they are ready to register.

Since the full-ranked invasion begins, it is necessary for teachers to have a law dedicated to the “special military operation”, as the war is officially recognized.

To talk to the soldiers who returned from the Front Visit School, children are taught how to make camflaz nets and trench candles, and the students of the nursery school are encouraged to send the forehead letters and drawings.

On September 1, 2024, at the beginning of the last school year, a new topic was brought to the curriculum.

In the Thobac of the Soviet age, senior students are once again taught how to use Kalashnikov rifles and hand granads as part of a course called “Safety and Homeland Defense”.

In many regions, military recruiters are now present in career lessons in schools and technical colleges and tell you how to sign up as a contract soldier after graduation.

Vitley Ivanov grew up in a small town in Siberia and he left college where he was learning to be a mechanic.

He was in trouble with the police and on November 224, when he was accused of robbing a small shop, he complained to his mother and girlfriend that he was beaten to confess.

His friend Mikhail told the BBC that Vitley had always planned to provide military service when she was 18 years old. After that, together, it is about 3,700 km west. (2,300 miles) The city will find roads working in Kazan.

Instead, he signed the agreement to join the army. His family did not reject that the police convinced him of “heart”.

On the day before he left, he told his mother that he had called Anna.

“I have gone to special military action,” explained.

In other words, he was going to Ukraine.

He and Alexander reached the frontline at the same time in February.

February on February February Vitley’s last house was the home, which was being sent to him.

“It was his first and last combat mission,” Anna says.

On February 11, the innovative office played her a month later to say that he died.

As part of the BBC, as part of the Russian current project, using open sources to calculate the Russian war dead, we identified and confirmed the number of soldiers of the 3 -year -old contract soldiers killed during April 1 Between – when the rules of joining were reduced – and July 225.

Everyone was registered as a servant of the contract, and according to the words published, most voluntarily joined the armed army.

Overall, according to our research, at least 2,812 Russian men have died in Ukraine in the age group of 18-20 years.

BBC statistics are based on open-source information and not every death is reported publicly, while the loss of loses will be high.

In the late July, the BBC had established the names of 120,343 Russian soldiers who were killed in the entire war. Military experts estimate that the actual death toll is 45-65%, which will be as high as 185,143 to 267,500.

When January was on January 1, Alexander Petalinksi was 18 years old, he first applied to get out of college for one year so that he could sign the agreement with the Defense Ministry.

Although he wanted to be a doctor, he also dreamed of fighting in Ukraine.

He was already in front of the next month and died on March 9.

“As a citizen of the Russian Federation, I am proud of my son,” his mother, Elena told the BBC.

“But as a mother – I can’t deal with this loss.”

She refused to say more.

His friend Anastasia says that the fact that 18 -year -old children are signing the agreement to join the army is now a very “painful topic” for her.

“They are young and naive, and they don’t understand much,” she says. “They do not understand the full responsibility of what they are doing.”