These photos do not show that Ukrainian children are being sent to the front

On social networks, accounts claim that Ukrainian children have been recruited to fight against Russian troops. As "proof", they share photos of juvenile-looking soldiers. © Observers

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, some have claimed that "children" are being recruited into the Ukrainian army. Three viral photos, purporting to show graves of very young soldiers, have been shared since mid-August as evidence of this phenomenon. However, two of these three photos have been manipulated, and actually show the burial sites of adult men.

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