2022-03-11

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine creates a map of destroyed and damaged educational institutions

During the 15 days of the war, more than 280 educational institutions were damaged in Ukraine, some of them were completely destroyed by bombing and shelling. All information about the institutions will be published on a specially created website.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine creates a map of destroyed and damaged educational institutions

The aggressor claims that strikes are being carried out only at military facilities in our country. The Ministry of Education and Science has collected numerous facts and arguments that refute this claim: Russian troops are destroying schools and universities, kindergartens and orphanages.

The website saveschools.in.ua will collect all information about the number of damaged and destroyed educational institutions, as well as the losses caused to our educational institutions as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The map does not contain complete information, as it is updated daily. Currently there is no data from the Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Luhansk regions.

"Fighting continues in some regions. Our main task is to save the life of every citizen of Ukraine. The enemy mercilessly destroys kindergartens, schools, vocational schools, colleges, universities. But the most brutal and painful losses are hundreds of lives lost at the hands of the aggressor. The occupier continues to claim that they strike exclusively at military facilities of our country. It turns out that the leadership of the Russian Federation is afraid of our children and parents, they are afraid not only of our strong and brave military, but also educators and scientists. Yes, we are really strong, we will definitely win and rebuild our educational institutions," – noted Serhii Shkarlet.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine asks everyone who has information (photos, videos) to send it to the e-mail address: edu.emergency.ua@gmail.com

 "We must show the results of the Russian Federation's brutal aggression, the whole world has the right to the truth," – urges the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

It should be recalled that the Public Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine appealed to international organizations in the field of education regarding a full-scale war launched by the Russian Federation with the support of the Republic of Belarus on February 24, 2022.