Russia Organizes Mass Deportation of Teenagers from Occupied Luhansk
Russian federal and regional authorities have organized the forced deportation of teenagers from occupied Luhansk Oblast to the Penza region in Russia. This move is part of a broader, systematic effort by Moscow to relocate Ukrainian youth from occupied territories under the guise of educational or recreational programs. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) identified these actions as part of ongoing Russian occupation and Russification strategies in eastern Ukraine.