Russia took 17-year-old Sonya from occupied Kherson to the “Avangard” military camp in Volgograd [name changed], where she trained with weapons, dug trenches, and practiced evacuating the wounded, according to The Guardian.

The UK sanctioned Avangard in November 2023. Graduates… https://t.co/DdQU4QahPB pic.twitter.com/0SB6YrRCU1

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 14 septembre 2025

Russia took 17-year-old Sonya from occupied Kherson to the “Avangard” military camp in Volgograd [name changed], where she trained with weapons, dug trenches, and practiced evacuating the wounded, according to The Guardian. The UK sanctioned Avangard in November 2023. Graduates

→ View original post on X — @gerashchenko_en