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Denisova: Russia-controlled proxies conscript kids to fight against Ukraine.

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According to Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova, Russian proxies in the occupied parts of Donbas conscript 16-17 year old children. Denisova says several deaths among teenagers on the battlefield are already confirmed.

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