Children in red caps and ties, inspired by the Soviet ‘Pioneers’ movement, take part in a meeting of the youth movement ‘Patriot’, an organization of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk, on the outskirts of Donetsk. Photo by AFP
DONETSK: In camouflage uniforms and red caps, a group of young people gather in the Ukrainian rebels’ de facto capital of Donetsk to sing patriotic songs and discuss the conflict.
They are members of Patriot, a youth club set up by separatist authorities in the self-proclaimed republic who are increasingly glorifying the Soviet past.
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Source: The Borneo Post
