Russia is using its network of so-called Russian Houses in Africa – Kremlin-controlled cultural centres used for propaganda – as a cover for ideological indoctrination and the covert recruitment of local youths to fight against Ukraine.
Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU)
Details: DIU said the network of Russian Houses was established by Rossotrudnichestvo, a Russian federal agency responsible for international humanitarian cooperation, in cooperation with the Centre for Public Diplomacy, headed by Russian MP Dmitry Savelyev.
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The primary target of these centres is African youth, who are subjected to intensive ideological propaganda. Through screenings of Soviet and Russian films and the distribution of censored literature, Russia is seeking to create a distorted image of the country among young people.
