Overview

• The UN Human Rights Office has confirmed credible reports of Ukrainian teenagers being recruited for sabotage acts with monetary incentives.
• At least 11 minors, aged 13 to 17, have been arrested in Ukraine in connection with sabotage acts targeting military vehicles and railway infrastructure.
• Recruited teens are contacted via social media and encouraged to document their acts of sabotage with videos in exchange for payment.
• The recruitment is suspected to involve individuals linked to Russia, though the exact perpetrators remain obscured.
• The broader conflict has seen at least 200 minors forcibly taken to Russia and children in occupied territories subjected to propaganda and militarization, violating international laws.