Contents tagged with Yunarmia youth movement

  • Russian Defense Ministry: 1500 school students joint ‘Youth Army’ movement in Crimea

    The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that roughly 1 500 school students from Sevastopol have “joined the ranks” of the Russian military and patriotic social movement “Yunarmia” (Youth Army), reported   the press service of Russia’s Southern Military District.

    “At present, the Youth Army movement in Sevastopol has been joined by 55 general secondary education institutions, children’s social and sport organizations,” the report states.

    The report notes that the Sevastopol school students …

  • Russian Ministry of Defense: 15,000 schoolchildren in the southern regions of Russia joint 'Young Army' youth movement

    In the territory of the Southern Military District of Russia, which includes the annexed Crimea, 15,000 young men and women are members of the "Yunarmia” (Young Army) youth movement, as reported by the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry. According to its information, more than 200 regional branches of the Yunarmia movement were registered on the district’s territory. The Defense Ministry intends to establish clubs and military units with military registration specialties for the …