One year ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which resulted in huge human losses, displacement of the population, humanitarian crisis, destruction of critical infrastructure, educational and medical facilities, and global changes in the lives of Ukrainians.

According to a GoGlobal study, 54% of Ukrainian teachers experience professional burnout, and 75% of schoolchildren show signs of stress.

From the first days of the full-scale war in Ukraine, a massive wave of internally displaced persons from all over the country have fled to the western regions. A considerable number of these people, including the members of trade union, were settled in educational institutions.

Data as of December 24, 2022 on damage (destruction) of property and premises of research and higher education institutions is as follows: not damaged – 228, partly damaged – 91, totally damaged – 4, data missing – 11 (located at temporary occupied areas).

According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as of December 20, 2022 the number of refugees fled Ukraine for other countries since 24.02.2022 is more than 16,6 million persons.

Russian invasion to Ukraine has caused a set of serious problems in Ukrainian education. First of all, this concerns the forced displacement of a significant number of the Ukrainian population and the destruction and damage to educational institutions as a result of hostilities.

More than 8 months, the full-scale war of Russia against the Ukrainian people has been going on.

Statement of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine Regarding Unacceptability of Pressure on Teachers in the Temporarily Occupied Territories

There are 12,910 schools in Ukraine now.

According to the report of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, more than a quarter of Ukrainian schools (3,500) this year will work in full-time mode, and almost 4,500 will study in mixed form.  Other schools will study in online mode.