Fears of loud sounds and aircraft noises, grieving, depression and stigmatization by Russian peers based on Ukrainian accent and origin. This is exactly what Russian-kidnapped and transferred Ukrainian children keep living through every single day based on the Meduza investigation.

Russian students are pumped up with toxic propaganda calling Ukrainians ‘neonazis’ and ‘fascists’. That’s why children from Ukraine are often beaten and bullied after being enrolled into Russian schools.

Cultural origin of Ukrainian kids is disregarded. The true reason for the Russian invasion remains unexplained to them. Teenagers don’t have a clear vision of the reasons for this war. So the Kremlin released a specific manual teaching competent bodies and organizations of how to deal with it to transform their identity into the Russian one. Russian officials keep convincing illegally deported children from Ukraine that none will come after them and they should forget their homeland. In case a child's parents or relatives are missing it’s talked into believing they are dead even if it’s not proven.