The Ministry of Education announced security checks in schools after the shooting in Izhevsk

The head of the Ministry of Education, Sergei Kravtsov, said that in the near future, trainings on integrated security will be held in Russian schools. According to him, measures to improve the safety of schools have already been taken. September 26 in the morning at school No. 88 a man shot 15 people, including 11 children and 3 teachers.

“We agreed with the Minister of Emergency Situations to conduct training in all educational institutions in the near future, in a comprehensive manner (check.— ”b”) school security systems,” the minister told reporters (TASS quote).

According to the head of the Ministry of Education, three teachers died as a result of the shooting: a fine art teacher, a math teacher and an English teacher. “I want to say that the teachers showed courage, did everything to save the lives of schoolchildren,” the minister said. Previously it was known about 11 dead children and one guard.

Sergei Kravtsov also said that the attacker suffered from schizophrenia. The shooter was 34-year-old Artem Kazantsev, he was registered in a psycho-neurological dispensary. After the attack, he committed suicide. According to preliminary data, the attacker was armed with two traumatic pistols. They were converted to fire live ammunition. According to investigators, the shooter was wearing a T-shirt with Nazi symbols, his face was covered with a balaclava. The video with the body of the attacker shows that the clips were written in red paint “hatred”. According to Mr. Kravtsov, the attacker played computer games.

The last high-profile shooting was in September 2021 at Perm State University. 6 people were killed and 47 people were injured. Shooter Timur Bekmansurov was declared sane. Another case of shooting occurred in May of the same year in the Kazan gymnasium No. 175. 9 people died, 32 were injured. The attacker Ilnaz Galiviev was recognized sane on the conclusion of the same psychiatric hospital that made up the examination for Timur Bekmansurov. Ilnaz Galyaviev said that the motive for his crime was hatred. Timur Bekmansurov on his page in social networks wrote about hatred for others and for himself.

Anastasia Larina