The Lugansk People’s Republic Education and Science Ministry expects some 10,000 pupils to start their first form at LPR schools in the new schoolyear.   “We’re expecting some 10,000 first-years, about 9,800, while school-leavers (in 11th grade) number 6,800,” LPR Education and Science Minister Ivan Kusov said noting a slight increase in the number of first-year pupils.    On September 1, 2022, LPR schools opened doors to more than 9,500 youngest primary pupils.*i*v