Occupation through education: how Russia took over Ukrainian schools
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Russia has taken control of Ukrainian schools in occupied territories, imposing its own curriculum and education system. Ukrainian educators who refused to cooperate have faced threats, detentions, and deportations, with some even being imprisoned in Russian penal colonies.
Russia's occupation of Ukrainian territories has extended to schools. In Kharkiv Oblast, the takeover happened quickly, with Russian forces seizing control of schools and imposing their own curriculum. Teachers who refused to cooperate were threatened and intimidated. Konstantyn Struk, a physical education teacher, was detained and imprisoned in a Russian penal colony after refusing to teach according to the Russian program. His wife Oksana and son Bohdan fled to territory controlled by Kyiv. Other educators, like Halyna Slabko, a kindergarten director, have also faced persecution. The Russian occupation has effectively taken control of the education system in occupied territories.
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