{"id":6236,"date":"2024-05-09T13:08:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T11:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/almenda.org\/?p=6236"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:18:53","slug":"dajdzhest-sichen-berezen-2024-universalnij-soldat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/almenda.org\/en\/dajdzhest-sichen-berezen-2024-universalnij-soldat\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring Report (January-March 2024 \u00abUniversal Soldier\u00bb, or Education as the Weapon of Russia In the Occupied South of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having occupied a part of Ukraine, Russia has taken control of absolutely all spheres of life, acting through the occupation authorities under its control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia pays special attention to children and young people, as President Putin has openly stated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Russia needs to gain a foothold in the new territories not only militarily and politically, but also by working with people so that they understand the benefits of being part of the Russian Federation.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

To achieve this goal, Russia is pursuing a deliberate policy of destroying Ukrainian<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Russia’s actions are aimed at full assimilation of the population of the occupied territories and at fostering in children a desire to support the armed forces of the Russian Federation, including voluntary enlistment in the Russian army when they reach the appropriate age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The actions recorded during the monitoring period that were committed in the temporarily occupied territories (hereinafter – TOT) directly or through the occupation authorities controlled by Russia constitute violations of a number of articles of international legal acts, such as<\/p>\n\n\n\n