Russian teacher strikes student in patriotic lesson; claims provocation by Yunarmiya

A physical education teacher in Kosulino, Sverdlovsk Oblast, forced a ninth-grader to kneel and struck him during an 'Important Conversations' class. The teacher alleges the incident was a staged provocation by Yunarmiya members, while the class monitor claims the student had been disruptive. A prosecutor's investigation is underway, and the teacher has resigned.

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