In Russia, the school year began with three attacks by students on their classmates and teachers
The start of the new school year in Russia was marked by a series of armed attacks at educational institutions. On September 1 and 2 alone, there were at least three incidents in which students attacked teachers and classmates with knives or other weapons.
On the morning of September 2, at School No. 1392 named after D. V. Ryabinkin in New Moscow, a student attacked a teacher with a knife.
The school’s principal, Denis Bakharev, reported that the attacker was a teenager with special health needs. Security personnel subdued him.
The teacher sustained “superficial injuries” and received medical attention. The school has also launched an internal investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
According to eyewitnesses quoted by the Telegram channel “Oberezhno, Moskva,” the attack was carried out by an eighth-grader who had previously been held back a year.
According to the channel, the victim was a social studies teacher who also teaches Russian language and literature.
Another attack took place on September 2 at a gymnasium in the village of Kushnarenkovo in Bashkortostan.
After the first class, a ninth-grader attacked his classmate with a knife.
The victim was hospitalized in moderate condition. The regional Ministry of Health reported that the teenager underwent emergency surgery due to “multiple stab wounds.”
The attacker was detained.
Ural Kilsenbaev, Deputy Prime Minister of Bashkortostan, stated that a conflict arose between the students due to personal differences.
The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case for attempted murder in connection with the attack.
Another incident occurred on September 1 at School No. 2 in Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Krai.
During a festive assembly, a seventh-grader sprayed pepper spray and tried to stab a teacher.
Seven people were injured in the attack, including five children.
A criminal case was also opened in connection with the incident.
According to estimates by “Novaya Gazeta Europe,” from September 2025 to the end of May 2026, there were at least 25 attacks or threats involving weapons in schools, colleges, technical schools, and universities across Russia.
According to the publication, this is the highest figure in at least the last seven years.
As a result of these incidents, four people were killed and another 38 were injured.
A new series of attacks, which occurred at the start of the 2026–2027 school year, has once again drawn attention to the issue of safety in Russian educational institutions.
As a reminder, at School No. 2 in Kansk, Russia, a student attacked teachers and students during a holiday assembly. According to preliminary reports, the seventh-grader sprayed pepper spray and then attempted to attack a teacher with a knife.
Earlier, a knife attack occurred near the entrance to the Acropolis archaeological complex in Athens. Two tourists were injured as a result of the incident.
