Under the procedural guidance of juvenile prosecutors from the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, investigators from the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv and the Kyiv region have initiated a pre-trial investigation under Part 1 of Article 436-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The basis for the initiation of criminal proceedings was the facts disclosed in a journalistic investigation regarding the activities of an underground educational institution located in one of the monasteries in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. According to the published information, children at this school were taught using Soviet textbooks and were involved in performing Soviet songs.

As part of the pre-trial investigation, law enforcement is establishing the circumstances of the creation and functioning of the mentioned educational institution, checking whether the children attended state educational institutions where they were supposed to be officially educated, and clarifying the sources of funding for the activities of the underground school.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. All established facts will be legally assessed in accordance with the requirements of criminal legislation.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.