For a time, Denys Kostev was the poster boy for Russia, appearing in multiple video clips as the young face of Moscow's propaganda machine.
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The stolen Ukrainian teen who became the poster boy for Putin's propaganda
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The stolen Ukrainian teen
recounts brainwashing to become Moscow'swho became the posterchild'boy for Putin's propaganda
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