THIS is the chilling moment Russian schoolkids armed with AK-47s and grenades are put through twisted military training.

Over 80 heavily armed children, some as young as eight, have spent the week crawling across sand and firing ammunition as Vladimir Putin prepares his next generation of soldiers.

Many of the 83 children - all under the age of 18 - were dressed in military gear as they were put through their paces at a "route march" in southern Russia.

The so-called holiday camp took place on the shore of the River Don and saw the group of cadets handle real weapons and undergo actual military training.

They were made to run laps, crawl across the ground on their stomachs and wade through shallow waters - all while holding lethal equipment.

Both girls and boys were armed with genui

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