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As invasion enters fifth year, the children of Ukraine learn to fight back

24/02/2026 11:41 Washington Post

More than 385,000 Ukrainian teenagers are enrolled in a defense course, expecting war, or threats, to go on for years. In Russia, children are learning the same skills.

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