“Only a few schoolchildren participated, and it is unacceptable when someone, including minors, is used to achieve their goals,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

According to Kravtsov, the Ministry of Education will not carry out checks on the facts of the involvement of schoolchildren in unauthorized actions. 

Earlier, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the fact of appeals circulated in social networks to minors to participate in the illegal action on January 23.