In 2023, only 197 children in the annexed Crimea had access to education in Ukrainian. This is reported by the Almenda Center for Civic Education, UNN reports.
"According to the occupation administration, there is only 1 school with Ukrainian as the language of instruction in the TOT of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and only 1 Ukrainian class in a school with the Russian education system. At the same time, according to the monitoring data, even in this school, de facto, there is no Ukrainian language education," the statement said.
The Center notes that, compared to the situation before the occupation, it is clear that such a rapid decline in the number of children is not due to a lack of demand from the population for education in the Ukrainian language.
"the Russian Federation artificially created this illusion by introducing Russian education and restricting access. This 'explanation' by the Russian Federation was not convincing even for the International Court of Justice, which resulted in Russia being recognized as a violating state in relation to education in Crimea in January," the statement said.