5 | Maria. Ukraine. Photo from the project "Medium of instruction". Donbass, Marinka | 2017.
Medium of instruction
In 2014, armed groups of separatists with support of Russian troops have occupied part of the Ukrainian Donbas. The town of Marinka is now located on the front line. There is boundary between Ukrainian military and illegal armed groups. About 6500 people live in Marinka, among them 493 are children. These people for various reasons could not leave the war zone. There is fighting on the outskirts of the city. The inhabitants are constantly forced to hide in shelters. 323 children study in two schools. Man-made objects, as well as natural objects used in the educational process as carriers of educational information and tool for the activities of the educator and students to achieve the goals of education, upbringing and development — medium of instruction.
To date, the city of Marinka has been completely destroyed. The fate of the children is unknown.