Moscow criticizes new education law over language claims:
Russia has criticized a new education law in Ukraine, saying it will infringe on the rights of Russian speakers in the country.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on September 12 that the law was designed to "forcefully establish a mono-ethnic language regime in a multinational state."
A statement from the Russian ministry also alleged that the law violates Ukraine's constitution and Kyiv's international obligations.
The law was approved by the Ukrainian parliament on September 5. It restructures Ukraine's education system and specifies that Ukrainian must be the main language used in schools.
Ukrainian officials reject claims that minority languages will be sidelined.
They note that the law guarantees students from national minorities of Ukraine the right to study in municipal institutions using their language along with Ukrainian.
It says classes for students from national minorities should be taught in their languages as well as Ukrainian.
Hungary, Romania, and Poland also have criticized the legislation. (AP, UNIAN)
Here is today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry:
