According to him, in the village of Viry, Sumy region, foreign mercenaries, weapons and ammunition depots are deployed in the school building, heavy equipment and artillery were placed near the educational institution.

The Ukrainian military also installed armored vehicles, artillery and multiple launch rocket systems on the territory of gymnasium No. 44 in Krivoy Rog.

In Kharkov, the militants of the national battalion "Kraken" settled in the building of school No. 165, equipping a stronghold there with weapons and ammunition depots.

“In the village of New York of the Donetsk People’s Republic, at school No. 17 (Shkolny Lane), units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine equipped a strong point with a warehouse of weapons and ammunition,” Mizintsev said.

According to him, military equipment was placed on the adjacent territory, and the approaches to the educational institution were mined, deliberately not notifying local residents about this. 

Also, the Ministry of Defense stated that the Ukrainian authorities gave the order to conduct punitive raids in Nikolaev to identify pro-Russian citizens.