{"id":158610,"date":"2025-10-05T18:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T15:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/158610\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"investigation-sheds-light-on-military-patriotic-clubs-agenda","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/158610\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation sheds light on military-patriotic clubs\u2019 agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 5, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> More than 2,500 children are currently enrolled in military-patriotic clubs at Belarus\u2019 army units, according to the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clubs are affiliated with the Young Guard Foundation, which spreads \u201ctypical Russian and Belarusian propaganda,\u201d the BIC <a href=\"https:\/\/investigatebel.org\/en\/investigations\/young-guard-belarus-children-military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundation names 23 military-patriotic clubs. There, according to the investigation, \u201cteens march in lockstep, receive firearms and first-aid training and participate in field camps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership gives children preferential admission to military universities or military departments within higher education institutions. According to the BIC, 10 of the 14 graduates of the Doble\u015b\u0107-Lel\u010dycy club from last year have joined law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundation\u2019s key figure is said to be Internal Troops Commander Mika\u0142aj Karpianko\u016d. \u201cHe regularly attends foundation events and lobbies for funding,\u201d the BIC said. For example, in June 2025, the general reportedly approached the Intehra\u0142 chip maker regarding this matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/voen_patriot_klub_na_strazhe_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/voen_patriot_klub_na_strazhe_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/voen_patriot_klub_na_strazhe_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/voen_patriot_klub_na_strazhe_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/voen_patriot_klub_na_strazhe_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/voen_patriot_klub_na_strazhe_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Police official promotes network aimed at securing loyalty from children to \u0141uka\u0161enka<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 18, Pozirk. Children should be ready &quot;to stand up for the country and the president&quot; and react to &quot;slander and extremism at different levels,\u201d Mika\u0142aj Karpianko\u016d, a key figure in police violence against regime critics in 2020, has told &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/130453\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 5, Pozirk. More than 2,500 children are currently enrolled in military-patriotic clubs at Belarus\u2019 army units, according to the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC). The clubs are affiliated with the Young Guard Foundation, which spreads \u201ctypical Russian and Belarusian propaganda,\u201d the BIC said. The foundation names 23 military-patriotic clubs. There, according to the investigation, \u201cteens [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":158607,"template":"","rubric":[16,30,15],"class_list":["post-158610","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Investigation sheds light on military-patriotic clubs\u2019 agenda | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 5, Pozirk. 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