VLADIMIR Putin has been accused of recruiting Ukrainian children and brainwashing them into becoming suicide bombers.
The desperate despot has been offering teenagers and vulnerable civilians cash in exchange for their lives, according to security services.
Back in March, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were recruited by henchmen and given orders to construct and carry a bag of explosives through a Ukrainian city, reports New Lines Magazine.
The teens were walking through the city of Ivano-Frankivsk when the improvised explosives they were carrying suddenly exploded.
The 17-year-old was instantly killed in the blast.
His younger friend was left hospitalised with life changing injuries.
Ukrainian officials later claimed the device they had been carrying – given to them by Russian handlers – had been remotely detonated.
Both had been offered “easy “, Ukraine said.
A similar tragedy saw a group of Ukrainian soldiers targeted by a hired mum-of-one.
In February, an innocent looking woman walked up to a group of men who were outside a cafe in Mykolaiv.
She placed her bag next to the crowd and within seconds it exploded.
It was remotely detonated and killed the 42-year-old and three of the soldiers who were all members of Ukraine’s demining corps, Kyiv announced.
Russian media tried to claim the mum had acted out of vengeance after her young son was killed in the .
But she had actually been allegedly recruited by through Telegram.
A Russian intelligence agent had given her the bag and said it contained a large amount of money which needed to be delivered to the men, the magazine reports says.
The woman had no idea she was set up to be a suicide bomber, it added.
There are no limits to what the Russians will do now
Ed Boganformer CIA officer
The bomb had reportedly even been prepared by a group of teenagers aged between 14 and 17 from Poltava Oblast.
A Ukrainian intelligence officer toldNew Lines that he believes deliberately entices in young people as they are easier to brainwash.
They said: “Teenagers and young people are easier to recruit for such actions, when you characterise what they’re being asked to do as some sort of game.
“The Russian intelligence services consider such people ‘one-time’ assets and have never been worried about them.”;
These attacks are just the latest in a slew of examples showing how Russia has become increasingly more desperate in their gruelling war.
Ed Bogan, a former CIA officer, blasted Putin’s new warfare ploys and even compared them to other prolific terror groups.
He said: “It’s al Qaeda and ISIS-level tactics.
“There are no limits to what the Russians will do now.”;
Russian hybrid warfare expert Liubov Tsybulska labelled it an “incredibly sinister and insidious tactic.”;
He also agreed with Mr Bogan.
“It’s similar to tactics used by al Qaeda or Islamic State, except the people Russia recruits don’t know they’re going to blow themselves up,”; Tsybulska said.
“And they are happy to use the most vulnerable people – women or children – in such attacks. They really don’t care.”;
A nationwide campaign has even been launched by the Security Service of Ukraine to warn school children of the lurking threat of Russian recruitment online.
The kids are being urged to report any suspicious activity on social media straight away to the authorities so they can investigate properly.
Another one of Russia’s deadly tactics is their incessant use of air attacks on innocent Ukrainians.
Two people were killed and at least 15 more were injured in .
They are happy to use the most vulnerable people – women or children – in such attacks. They really don’t care
Liubov TsybulskaRussian hybrid warfare expert
Ukraine’s air force said that mad Vlad launched at least five ballistic missiles and 170.
One of the most devastating was a drone strike on Odesa – just hours after the US and Ukraine .
The long-awaited deal comes two months after a historic bust-up between Don and his Ukrainian counterpart which shocked the world.
For, the deal is central toafter a peace deal.
Trump has, but has said that the US must be repaid for all the military support it has given the country.
The deal will provideprivileged access to new investment projects to develop‘s natural resources, including aluminium, graphite,oiland naturalgas.
It also means America will continue to back Ukraine in the war.
