The propaganda campaign accompanying Russian aggression against Ukraine sometimes seems to be an eclectic stream of conflicting messages and statements. In fact, the propaganda narratives of the Kremlin differ in both tasks and audiences. First of all, strategic and tactical narratives should be distinguished. The former to a certain extent reflect the vision of the Kremlin, have greater connectedness and structuralness.

Russia has created a state programme for the re-education of Ukrainian children taken from the occupied territories, and this programme is coordinated by top government officials, according to an investigation by the Yale Human Research Lab’s (HRL) Conflict Observatory. The Russian authorities have created a network of institutions which are working systematically to force Russian culture and values on Ukrainian children in order to erase their Ukrainian identity.

In Russia, a state program for the re-education of Ukrainian children taken from the occupied territories exists and is coordinated at the highest level, according to an investigation by the Conflict Observatory Yale HRL. The Russian authorities have created a network of institutions in which systematic work is being carried out to instill Russian culture and values ​​in Ukrainian children and displace their Ukrainian identity.