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Disinformation as a Tool of War: Information and Identity Warfare Affecting Children’s Rights in the Russian Federation and Temporarily Occupied Ukrainian Territories

This research exposes an evolving dimension of warfare one that operates on a cognitive front, where children’s perceptions, identities, and loyalties are systematically shaped.

Disinformation as a Tool of War: Information and Identity Warfare Affecting Children’s Rights in the Russian Federation and Temporarily Occupied Ukrainian Territories

Maria Immacolata Fico

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights