Schools in Occupied Ukraine Aim to Turn Children Into Russian Nationalists
The New York Times••world
Key Points:
- In occupied southern Ukraine, Russian soldiers forcibly intervened in the education of Ukrainian children, compelling them to attend Russian-language schools that promote Russian patriotism and militarism.
- These schools require students to participate in activities such as singing the Russian national anthem and watching propaganda portraying Russia as Ukraine's savior, aiming to erase Ukrainian cultural and linguistic identity.
- Experts and rights groups characterize this as a systematic Russification campaign designed to indoctrinate children and suppress Ukrainian nationalism in occupied territories.
- Interviews with children and parents who escaped to unoccupied Ukraine reveal the psychological and cultural impact of this forced education, with many fearing repercussions for relatives still in occupied areas.
- The situation highlights broader concerns about human rights abuses and cultural erasure amid
