Around 200,000 children started the school year in the occupied parts of the Donbas in September. Their first lesson was on patriotism. In occupied Donetsk, that lesson was “Five years of the Donetsk People’s Republic – growing together with the republic.” In occupied Luhansk, all schools held the lesson “The people’s feat to live for centuries”.
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Hromadske: Behind the battle for students of occupied Donbas
People stand as they wait for Denis Pushilin, leader of Russia-backed separatists in occupied part of Donetsk region, during his campaign meeting and the concert in Donetsk on Nov. 9, 2018.
