Russian teacher was fired and fined after being turned into the authorities for comments she made to students about Russia's war in Ukraine

A woman walks past graffiti on a fence that reads "No war" and "Stops war" in Moscow, Russia, On March 14, 2022.Image Credit

After her eighth-grade student videotaped her and turned her in for saying 'Ukraine is a different nation,' a Russian teacher was fired and fined.

From being turned in by the authorities for opinions she made to students on Russia's war in Ukraine, a Russian teacher claims she was sacked and fined.

The New York Times reported that Marina Dubrova showed an anti-war YouTube video to her eighth-grade students. A group of girls approached her afterward and inquired about the conflict.

"Ukraine is a separate country," said Dubrova, a Russian English teacher on the Russian island of Sakhalin. "No longer," one of the females replied.

According to The New York Times, Russian police arrived at her school a few days later, and a recording of her statements, reportedly made by a student, was shown in court.

New York Times also stated she was fined $400 and sacked by the school for "publicly disparaging" the Russian military. "It's as though they've all sunk into some kind of craziness," Dubrova said of Russians who support the war.

Various tales have surfaced of Russians turning on one another for speaking out against the war, which Russia refers to as a "special military operation," though it's unclear how popular this is.

Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia has to purge society of people who are anti-war or aligned with the West.

"The West as a whole is striving to divide our society by speculating on military losses and the economical impacts of sanctions in order to trigger a people's revolt in Russia," Putin said in a video speech.

"However, many people, especially the Russian people are able to identify true patriots from bastards and traitors and will spit them out," he warned, alluding to those who oppose the Kremlin.

"I am confident that this necessary and natural self-cleansing of society will only strengthen our country, our unity, and our readiness to respond to any call to action," he continued.

As of early March, more than 4,300 anti-war protesters had been arrested in Russia.

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