Donetsk Separatist Official Says Schools To Adopt Russian Curriculum

Ihor Kostenok, the education "minister" of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), says that separatists rebels plan to introduce the Russian curriculum into schools under their control in Ukraine's east. Kostenok told a news conference on September 18 that the Russian education system was "recognized around the world as one of the best." (RFE/RL)