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Russia Indoctrinates Over 7,000 Ukrainian Children in Kherson Through Propaganda Groups

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Russia Indoctrinates Over 7,000 Ukrainian Children in Kherson Through Propaganda Groups
A woman with her children gets out from a bus during the evacuation in Pavlograd in Dnipropetrovsk Region on June 18, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)

Russian forces are intensifying efforts to indoctrinate children in temporarily occupied territories of Kherson region, using youth organizations to spread propaganda and prepare them for future involvement in the war.

The Center for National Resistance reported on July 1 that more than 7,100 Ukrainian children have already been recruited into the largest of these groups — “Movement of the First”.

According to local collaborator Vladyslav Yarchenko, over ten such organizations are currently operating in the region. In parallel, occupying forces are expanding so-called “student rescue corps” under the guise of volunteer initiatives.

These programs, masked as patriotic education, are designed to shape loyalty to the Russian regime and normalize military service against Ukraine.

The Center for National Resistance emphasizes that this is part of a calculated, long-term campaign by Russia to colonize Ukrainian territories — not only militarily, but ideologically.

Earlier, it was reported that Russia’s security services are targeting Ukrainian teenagers via encrypted messaging platforms, enticing them with offers of “easy money” to carry out sabotage, espionage, and even acts of terrorism.

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