Russians are using schools in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region to raise funds for their military.

According to the National Resistance Center, in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops organized a fundraising campaign for the Russian army under the guise of "volunteerism." This incident occurred in one of the schools seized by the occupying authorities.

The Center reports that funds were collected from parents through coercive means. Younger students were taught by teachers to create postcards addressed to Russian soldiers, while older students were forced to write letters dictated by their superiors.

It has been reported that the initiative was controlled by the so-called local occupation administration's education department in coordination with a "volunteer company" associated with the Russian military.

The Resistance Center described this event as an attempt to brainwash Ukrainian children and simulate community support for the occupying forces.

In its statement, the Center urged residents of the occupied territories to avoid such initiatives and report collaborators to the appropriate authorities.

Earlier, on September 6, Russian troops conducted raids on families with school-aged children in temporarily occupied Kherson. Armed soldiers visited homes, threatening parents with the loss of parental rights if they refused to send their children to schools controlled by Russia. They also checked devices to ensure that Ukrainian educational programs were not installed on them.

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