{"id":32666,"date":"2025-05-24T14:37:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T11:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpd.gov.ua\/?p=32666"},"modified":"2025-05-27T16:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T13:22:58","slug":"how-russia-uses-children-in-the-tot-of-kherson-region-to-strengthen-the-occupation-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpd.gov.ua\/en\/international-threats-en\/usa\/how-russia-uses-children-in-the-tot-of-kherson-region-to-strengthen-the-occupation-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"How Russia uses children in the TOT of Kherson region to strengthen the occupation authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson region are actively manipulating the minds of local children. In Henichesk, youth &#8220;upbringing&#8221; is overseen by kksana stremousova \u2014 the widow of a collaborator. Her activities involve imposing &#8220;russian family values&#8221; through lectures and grants funded by kremlin. Additionally, she actively encourages local schoolchildren to have large families and is shaping a new russia-loyal generation, which is part of a genocidal policy aimed at destroying Ukrainian identity.<\/p>\n<p>Specialized classes are also being created in the occupied districts of Kherson on the left bank, where students wear military uniforms and learn about firearms instead of using textbooks. The enemy calls these &#8220;lessons of courage,&#8221; where military personnel demonstrate weapons and prepare children for service in the russian army. This process is part of a broader strategy aimed at preparing youth to participate in aggression against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Propaganda also actively operates through established parent committees, composed solely of individuals loyal to the occupation authorities. They control not only the children but also their families, encouraging collaboration with the occupiers through material payments. In Oleshky, parents were paid 40,000 rubles for sending their children to russian schools, as well as additional payments for &#8220;rest&#8221; in russian sanatoriums. These methods allow the enemy to transfer children to russia, where they remain under full control, making their return to Ukrainian-controlled territories virtually impossible.<\/p>\n<p>The occupiers actively deport children from Kherson region to russia, particularly to adygea and volgograd oblast, where they are taught russian history and attend lectures on the topic of &#8220;russian spring.&#8221; This is part of a strategy to change the self-identity of Ukrainian children, violating international norms and clearly constituting genocide. Such deportations prevent their return, as they remain under the full control of russian authorities, effectively destroying their chances of returning to Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson region are actively manipulating the minds of local children. In Henichesk, youth &#8220;upbringing&#8221; is overseen by kksana stremousova \u2014 the widow of a collaborator. Her activities involve imposing &#8220;russian family values&#8221; through lectures and grants funded by kremlin. 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