North Korea slams UK over sanctions on children’s camp
Key takeaways
- Since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022, human rights activists have raised concerns that Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories were subjected to political indoctrination.
- There, they were taught to “destroy Japanese militarists” and met with Korean veterans who attacked a US Navy ship in 1968 and killed and wounded nine American soldiers, the report said.
- Britain also accused the North Korean facility of providing “support for policies or actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine”.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize North Korea criticised Britain on Friday for imposing sanctions on one of its children’s facilities over alleged actions involving Ukrainian youngsters, accusing London of seeking to tarnish Pyongyang’s image and undermine its ties with Russia.
Since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022, human rights activists have raised concerns that Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories were subjected to political indoctrination.
According to a 2025 report by the Ukraine-based Regional Center for Human Rights, two children from regions of Ukraine — a 12-year-old boy named Misha and a 16-year-old girl named Liza — were sent to North Korea’s Songdowon International Children’s Camp.