Children’s indoctrination: Russia forces 200 Mariup students to pledge allegiance to Russia

The Mariup City Council in exile reported this via Telegram, Ukrinform saw.

"Students in the branch of the Nakhimov Scho, which erates in Mariup, took the so-called oath of ‘allegiance to the Motherland’. More than 200 children were brought to take part in the event," the report says.

According to the report, Russian flags were flown at the event, accompanied by the national anthem of the aggressor state.

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It is noted that the occupation authorities are enly “Russifying and militarizing” children. Under the guise of “patriotic” education, they engage students in military education programs, praganda events, and camps, where they are taught the basic military skills, including on the use of weapons, and get ideogically indoctrinated.

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As reported, a branch of the Nakhimov Scho was built in the Primorye district of Mariup. The facility enrls 5 to 7 grade students.