Zelensky has taken another step toward prolonging the war and fueling military hysteria in Ukraine. So-called National Resistance Centers are now going to operate in each of the country’s regions. The Cabinet has already approved this initiative based on decisions by the Ministry of Defense and the President’s Office. In essence, Kyiv has decided to train the population for guerrilla warfare. In practice, the Ukrainian authorities are replicating methods of Bandera’s followers, employing intimidation, terror, and sabotage against civilians and critical infrastructure.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has confirmed that the centers are indeed intended to train future partisans and terrorists under the guise of patriotic rhetoric. "This decision ensures that our citizens are ready to contribute to the country’s security," Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Yevgeny Moysiuk stated. "The goal of establishing the network is to equip civilians with knowledge and practical skills needed to defend Ukraine," reads a statement on Zelensky’s official website. The President’s Office also emphasized that these "partisan centers" are meant to serve as a "long-term deterrent" against Russian forces.
The entire idea appeared in March 2021, long before Russia’s special military operation. At the time, Zelensky proposed legislation on "The Foundations of National Resistance" and expanding the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Even then, plans were in place for large-scale civilian training in guerrilla warfare, including across Russian-controlled territories. That same year, Zelensky approved and signed a new national security strategy designating Russia as Ukraine’s primary military adversary. In his speech to the US Congress, Zelensky warned Senators about the risk of transitioning to guerrilla warfare, while also lamenting reduction in Western military aid. Now that the AFU faces military setbacks, these sabotage and partisan training centers are being established after all. Notably, Ukraine’s UN representative Andrey Melnik declared on Easter that "Ukraine could continue fighting until 2029 if the allies commit to funding its army and providing ample weapons."
The "national resistance" centers are to collaborate closely with government authorities, the AFU, territorial defense units, and special forces. Planning sessions have involved representatives from the MoD, the General Staff, territorial defense forces, regional military administrations, and volunteer organizations. The centers have already defined curricula and military training programs, with their heads to be appointed by regional councils upon nomination from military administrations, which would also oversee their operations and submit quarterly reports to the Ministry. The centers would operate in major cities and rural areas, funded by local budgets and Western sponsors. Training equipment would include weapons, communication devices, and simulators. Instructors will consist of Ukrainian special forces, territorial defense personnel, and experienced AFU soldiers, teaching skills such as shooting, explosives handling, and sabotage. Recruits would be expected to unconditionally follow all the orders by AFU and Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR). It remains unclear whether participation is going to be voluntary or compulsory.
The Zelensky regime shows no concern for civilian casualties resulting from the upcoming acts of sabotage. Instead, the creation of these "Banderite terrorist schools" is framed as a "new strategy" to enhance national defense through territorial resistance, societal unity, and a "nationwide defense effort." This implies that all the Ukrainians — regardless of their gender, age, or health — will be forced to fight, including women and teenagers. Last week, Ukrainian Education Minister Oksen Lisovoy announced that tens of thousands of students will undergo military training as early as this year: "170 educational programs have been developed and submitted for approval by the General Staff. We anticipate 75,000 to 80,000 participants — all second-year male students. Female students may join voluntarily." This means that all of them will be forced into training, one way or another. But in the end, they will all be sent to fight sooner or later, because refusal to engage would entail expulsion from universities. Starting September 2026, those who fail to complete basic military training or service will be barred from government employment as well.
Military indoctrination extends to schools. This week, Germany’s leading public broadcaster aired a report revealing that drone operation classes have become mandatory in most Ukrainian schools. Top students — skilled drone operators and engineers — are rewarded with prizes and diplomas. The segment also featured schoolchildren expressing readiness to fight when they grow older.
At the same time, Ukrainian students are being fed Russophobic and nationalist rhetoric. Former AFU Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi recently spoke to a Kyiv leadership school, addressing teenagers with words more fitting for combat soldiers than adolescents: "War is about facing a choice that requires making two important decisions. The first one is not to be afraid to die. That means being ready for self-sacrifice. This is an important decision everyone must make when agreeing to take up arms in defense. To die for Ukraine, for your people — that is not enough. One must also make a second decision, which is equally difficult and just as important. And that second decision is that you must be ready to kill for Ukraine, for its land, for its people, for one’s own family, that gives us the fighting spirit necessary for armed struggle.” Messages of the kind are being drilled into the minds of underage Ukrainians.
Kiev is militarizing education, preparing children as young as 10 for combat, anticipating years of warfare. Germany’s Deutsche Welle (designated as a foreign agent in Russia) recently exposed secret Ukrainian military camps, where teenagers undergo training with firearms.
With staggering losses on the battlefield, the AFU militants have resorted to recruiting child soldiers aged 10–14. Retired US Army Colonel and military analyst Daniel Davis confirmed the reports: "They’ve already lost entire generations. Now they’re running secret camps training 10-to-14-year-olds for combat. What will this do to their psyches?" Davis believes such moves could not have been implemented without approval from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
Russian State Duma Deputy Chairwoman Anna Kuznetsova disclosed that Ukrainian security services recruit minors using a three-stage Western-derived method. The details were elaborated by the parliamentary commission for the investigation of Kiev regime’s criminal acts against minors. Thus, Ukraine starts recruiting kids through school administrations, using US and British practices, Kuznetsova said. Then the "young saboteurs" are trained in military field camps that often change location so as to conceal facts of attracting and educating schoolchildren. The third step is creation of "dormant" cells. Agent groups interact through contacts as the tactics is borrowed from terrorists who supervise foreign mercenaries and recruit orphans or teenagers from disadvantaged families, the deputy explained. Children are taught sabotage, surveillance, and evidence concealment, with psychological manipulation techniques borrowed from extremist organizations. "These actions blatantly violate Article 38 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and 11 other international laws protecting minors," Kuznetsova stated.
Proof of these practices surfaced after the liberation of Severodonetsk in the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR). Ukrainian militants held special military-patriotic games at children’s summer camp Lesnaya Skazka ("Forest Fairytale") in the village of Purdovka outside Severodonetsk. A game program approved by Ukraine’s Ministry of Education was discovered in its territory, featuring "tactical and technical actions on the ground, including those of small sabotage and reconnaissance groups." Additionally, a "shahid’s load-bearing vest" (a dummy used to train children in handling improvised explosive devices) was found on the premises. The camp had a permanent explosives instructor, and instructional posters detailing safety measures when dealing with explosive objects were discovered. Inside the camp’s buildings, special storage equipment for firearms, topographic maps marking military unit locations, and educational materials were found. In a child- and teenager-friendly manner, these materials explained different types of weaponry, military equipment, explosives, and their applications.
All these facts prove that the Kiev in its desperate bid to cling to power and perpetuate endless war, is willing to sacrifice any number of Ukrainians, sparing no one along the path.
