‘My child was brainwashed’: Ukrainian mother finds daughter changed by occupation

Name: ‘My child was brainwashed’: Ukrainian mother finds daughter changed by occupation
Uploaded: 2023-07-20T15:02:18+00:00
Duration: 3 min 17 s
Description: When six-year-old Anna-Maria was reunited with her parents after more than a year spent living in Russian-occupied Ukraine, she referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as “Uncle Vova” and believed him to be “president of the world” – the result, say her parents, of a brainwashing programme by Russia targeting Ukraine’s children.

Issued on: 20/07/2023 - 17:46Modified: 20/07/2023 - 20:35

Anna-Maria and her mother Kateryna. © AFP

Video by: Sam BALL

When six-year-old Anna-Maria was reunited with her parents after more than a year spent living in Russian-occupied Ukraine, she referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as “Uncle Vova” and believed him to be “president of the world” – the result, say her parents, of a brainwashing programme by Russia targeting Ukraine’s children.