Russia and Belarus Invest Billions in Youth Militarization and Surveillance

• •Russia and Belarus are spending over 50 billion rubles on youth militarization.
• •Mandatory military training camps for students include shooting and drone operations.
• •Digital surveillance of children is being implemented through chatbot platforms.

Russia and Belarus are reportedly spending over 50 billion rubles to militarize children, transforming them into 'obedient mobilization resources.' The Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service revealed that Russia's Rosmolodezh plans to invest 95.6 million rubles in a chatbot platform for monitoring youth behavior and political engagement. Military training camps have been made mandatory in schools, with tenth graders attending five-day camps and eighth graders three-day camps, focusing on military skills. The Kremlin promotes 'historical enlightenment' events that glorify World War II and military participation. Student 'cyber squads' are being formed to identify 'destructive ideology' among peers. Belarus is following suit, extending its training camps and enforcing mandatory participation. Analysts describe these developments as indicative of a fascist-style society. The funds allocated for militarization could have built numerous schools and sports facilities instead.