Since the start of the full-scale war, the Russian authorities been developing a set of methods for “reeducating” Ukrainian children who have been forcibly deported to Russia. Their ultimate aim is for the children to “develop a Russian identity.”
— Lilia Yapparova (@lilia_yapparova) March 13, 2024
“The idea that Ukrainian children are potential terrorists looms over our conversations. We’re not morons — we realize that Russia didn’t come to Ukraine with ‘peace and kindness,’” the ministry source told Meduza.
— Lilia Yapparova (@lilia_yapparova) March 13, 2024
The Education Ministry has also developed a software for surveilling the online activity of deported Ukrainian children that a source described as “Big Brother for teenagers”: “It [uses neural networks to create] a risk profile for each child.”
— Lilia Yapparova (@lilia_yapparova) March 13, 2024
“[This software] scours the Internet, monitoring online activity and helping law enforcement identify opposition activists and opponents of the Russian authorities,” one source from the Education Ministry put it.
— Lilia Yapparova (@lilia_yapparova) March 13, 2024
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