From the Daily Caller: Russia has allegedly used online “tasks” and financial incentives compared to online games to encourage Ukrainian teenagers to perform acts of terrorism in Europe.
The “gamification” of these attacks occurs when Russian agents, often under code names referencing pop culture, hand out tasks on apps like TikTok or Telegram, according to France 24. Lithuanian prosecutors said one agent used the code name “Q,” the same used for the fictional spy James Bond’s gadget master, The New York Times reported.
Multiple cases have been reported throughout Europe. Vlad, 17, said he was paid $30 for trying to collect a hidden grenade and offered $1,500 to set fire to a Ukrainian conscription center’s van, according to the BBC. He claimed he received approximately $100 in cryptocurrency for the second task.
Daniil Bardadim, 18, pleaded guilty to planting an explosive in an IKEA in Vilnius, Lithuania, and was sentenced to more than three years behind bars, Euronews reported. He was found guilty of terrorist acts.
The report lists multiple other incidents, where Ukrainian teens have participated in terror attacks, and says about 800 Ukrainians, including 240 minors, have been recruited by Russians.
The Russians have reportedly tried to recruit Ukrainian children as young as 10 years old.
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