Russian occupation officials continue to advertise the deportation of Ukrainian children to summer camps in Russia. The Kherson Oblast occupation administration reported on June 16 that it plans to send over 4,000 children from 77 educational institutions in occupied Kherson Oblast to summer camps in Kaluga and Smolensk oblasts throughout Summer 2025. An outlet affiliated with the Kherson Oblast occupation administration reported on June 15 and 16 that the camps will be open to children between the ages of 10 and 17 and that the Kherson Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Fisheries is providing vouchers to children through their schools to attend the camps for free. The outlet reported that this is the third year that Russian officials have sent children from Kherson Oblast to summer camps in Russia. Another outlet affiliated with the Kherson Oblast occupation administration reported on June 16 that Kaliningrad and Ryazan oblasts and the Republic of Adygea sponsor the program, suggesting that the camps in these regions may have agreements with Kherson Oblast occupation authorities. ISW reported in May 2025 that the Kherson Oblast occupation administration planned to send 600 children from occupied Henichesk Raion to summer camps in the Adygea Republic throughout Summer 2025. The Kherson Oblast occupation administration also reported on June 16 that 47 children from occupied Oleshky Raion are traveling to Moscow from June 15 to 21, where they will study Russian cultural, scientific, and historical heritage through the "Cultural Map 4+85" program. ISW has previously assessed that “Cultural Map 4+85” and similar programs facilitate the forced assimilation of Ukrainian children into Russian sociocultural norms. The deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia under the guise of participation in summer camps, regardless of the duration of their stay, is likely a violation of international law. ISW continues to assess that these various summer camp programs are intended to indoctrinate and militarize Ukrainian children, eradicating their Ukrainian identities and instilling pro-Russian hyper-militarized sentiments in them to create the next generation of loyal Russians.
Key Takeaways:
- Russian occupation officials continue to advertise the deportation of Ukrainian children to summer camps in Russia.
- Russian officials continue efforts to paint occupied Ukraine as an attractive tourist destination in order to encourage Russians to travel to occupied areas and support local occupation administration economies.
- Russian occupation officials articulated plans for the continued economic integration of occupied Ukraine into Russia during the St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), focusing on attracting business and investment to occupied areas.
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