Propaganda resources are spreading information that the military of the 5th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine began to collect “duties” from schools. Thus, the military allegedly demanded that the heads of Kharkiv Gymnasium No. 110 and Kharkiv Lyceum No. 170 collect humanitarian aid in exchange for evacuation from Kharkiv in case of danger. In the corresponding messages, the Russians refer to a publication on the Facebook page of the 5th Slobozhanska Brigade of the NGU dated October 5, 2024, which stated that Kharkiv Gymnasium No. 110 and Kharkiv Lyceum No. 170 collected humanitarian aid for the military.

In fact, the information about the “demand for humanitarian aid” is unfounded, the VoxCheck project reports.

Both educational institutions have regularly reported on the provision of aid to the military since at least December 2023. The educational institutions did not indicate the specific unit for whom the aid was intended, but in one of the posts they noted that it was for fighters in the Kharkiv and Donetsk directions. In particular, the 5th NGU brigade is fighting in these directions.

Kharkiv Gymnasium No. 110 often implemented various projects, within the framework of which children made trench candles, collected parcels for the military, drew leaflets that they handed over to the military. Lyceum No. 170 also prepared delicious treats for the soldiers. In turn, the 5th Slobozhanska Brigade indicated in its Facebook post that Kharkiv Gymnasium No.110 had been providing them with assistance since the fall of 2022. In addition, back in April 2024, Kharkiv Gymnasium No.110 and Kharkiv Lyceum No. 170 organized a joint meeting for the 5th NSU Brigade. There is no evidence that they did this under duress from the military.

Earlier, we published a refutation of the fact that in Ukrainian schools teachers “force” students to donate money to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.