MILITARISING THE YOUNG?: Hermanus schoolboy in Russian military uniform raises alarm
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Hermanus schoolboy in Russian military uniform raises alarm Ukrainians have protested against Russia’s ‘militarising and indoctrinating’ South Africa’s youth after a social media post showed pictures of a schoolboy in Russian uniform that had been taken in a museum in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. By Peter Fabricius 27 Jul 2026 The social media post that offended Ukrainians in South Africa. The school immediately deleted its post.The photos of the boy had been taken in the museum in Chelyabinsk, dedicated to providing information about what Russian President Vladimir Putin insists Russians call the country’s “Special Military Operation” – but which the rest of the world calls Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- ▪Hermanus schoolboy in Russian military uniform raises alarm Ukrainians have protested against Russia’s ‘militarising and indoctrinating’ South Africa’s youth after a social media post showed pictures of a schoolboy in Russian uniform that h
- ▪By Peter Fabricius 27 Jul 2026 The social media post that offended Ukrainians in South Africa.
- ▪The school immediately deleted its post.The photos of the boy had been taken in the museum in Chelyabinsk, dedicated to providing information about what Russian President Vladimir Putin insists Russians call the country’s “Special Military
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MILITARISING THE YOUNG? Hermanus schoolboy in Russian military uniform raises alarm Ukrainians have protested against Russia’s ‘militarising and indoctrinating’ South Africa’s youth after a social media post showed pictures of a schoolboy in Russian uniform that had been taken in a museum in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. By Peter Fabricius 27 Jul 2026 The social media post that offended Ukrainians in South Africa. It shows a Grade 12 Hermanus High School pupil wearing a Russian military uniform in a museum in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
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