A former vice-rector of the Kherson State Maritime Academy was notified in absentia of suspicion of implementing Russian educational standards during the occupation of Kherson.
This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
According to the investigation, after the city was captured the woman agreed to become the first vice-rector of the illegally established by the Russians “Kherson State Maritime Academy named after Admiral F. F. Ushakov”.
She helped organize the institution’s work and convert its education to Russian standards. Classes were held in Russian.
In July 2022 the woman headed a commission of the academy’s employees. The commission approved the charter of the illegal institution and allowed its head to register the document under Russian legislation.
She is charged under Part 3 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – voluntarily taking a position by a citizen of Ukraine in illegal governing bodies or occupation administrations in a temporarily occupied territory.