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Russia rewrites history with new textbooks urging children to seize 'opportunity' of war

inews.co.uk Russia rewrites history with new textbooks urging children to seize 'opportunity' of war

'Such unique times do not happen often in history,' the text says

Russia rewrites history with new textbooks urging children to seize 'opportunity' of war

The textbook claims the "military operation" in Ukraine was launched for “the protection of the Donbas and the pro-active security of Russia”, referring to an area in eastern Ukrainian made up of the Dontesk and Luhansk regions that is partly occupied by Russian forces since 2014. “Residents of Donbass were called “terrorists” because they wanted to remain Russian,” the text says.

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