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Military sports club, Berkut, (meaning golden eagle), trains up tiny children, who dream of joining the elite units of the Russian army and fighting under the command of President Vladimir Putin.

A young boy is pictured on their website brandishing a hand gun and dressed in military fatigues with his finger over the trigger.

Children as young a five are sent on forced marches, given battlefield training, taught hand to hand combat, and how to use military equipment.

Incredibly, 12-year-olds are also taught how to fire Kalashnikov assault rifles and other small arms.

During the clubs regular camps, some children are given the opportunity to parachute jump during their paratrooper training.

The club based in Zhukovsky, Russia, claims to provide military training designed to develop the younger generation of the "motherland".

The training is designed to promote a healthy lifestyle, good physical development and loyalty to their homeland.

Most instructors are ex-armed forces and have first-hand knowledge of the hardships of service in the armed forces and offer preparation "toyoung fighters, to repel any enemy".

The real Russian army stormed another military base in the Crimean peninsula.

Putin has wanted the Ukrainian Defence Ministry to retreat from the region.

Troops – backed by helicopters and armoured personnel carriers – seized a base in Fedocia this morning.

First Lieutenant Anatoly Mozgovoy of the Ukrainian army said shots were fired at unarmed officer. but there are no confirmed casualties.

On Saturday they took a Belbek airforce base after smashing armoured vehicles through the walls.

The Russia army are acting following a referendum many internationally deem to be illegal.

the people of Crimea voted to become part of the superpower, rather than stay within Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama are meeting with the other members of the G7 summit to discuss nuclear powers and the issue in Ukraine.

There are fears Russia is looking to extend its control beyond Ukraine to Moldova's Transnistria region.

Obama said both the EU and US are prepared to "impose a cost" on Russia for the actions so far.