Eleven years ago, the Artek children’s camp in occupied Crimea fell into the hands of the invaders.

A place once meant for rest and recreation was turned into a space where children are taught that Ukraine is the enemy.

Instead of holidays — military drills, the Yunarmiia youth movement, and slogans of the “Russian world.”

It is here that Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories are kidnapped.

Without parental consent. Without a choice. With a clear goal: to break their identity.

And the world is responding.

• In 2023, the United States imposed sanctions on the Artek International Children’s Center for its role in the deportation of Ukrainian children.
• In 2025, Canada joined these efforts.
• On 10 June 2025, the President of Ukraine imposed sanctions on Artek’s leadership, its ideologues, and the affiliated movements and organizations.

This is a signal: childhood must not be a tool of propaganda.

We will reclaim:

• the land
• the people
• childhood — free from ideology and fear

Artek today is more than just a camp. It is evidence of a systematic crime.

Share the truth. It makes a difference.

This publication was prepared in cooperation with the Center of National Resistance of Ukraine.