Exclusive: Russia Recruits Ukrainian Kids To Burn Military Hardware For Cash

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Ukrainian children as young as 12 are burning cars and other government property to earn some quick money, an exclusive RFE/RL investigation has found. "We burned two military vehicles. We wanted to make some quick money," one of the teenagers told RFE/RL In this exclusive film, we also hear from one 12-year-old boy receiving instructions on which targets to choose. We also interview some teenagers after they had been caught and sentenced to prison for arson.

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