Russian special services used a smartphone game to extract photos and geolocations of military objects from children

“According to the Security Service of Ukraine, an IT company controlled by the Russian special services and registered in one of the European countries has launched an online game.

Thus, subversive activities are disguised as a regular quest, where cases with virtual prizes can be exchanged for electronic money.

In Kirovohrad region, two teenagers were detained while photographing checkpoints, elevators, and transport routes.

Such actions violate Article 4 of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. It prohibits the recruitment and use of children in hostilities.” Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova informed.

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