Protest against a bill which would to reduce the use of the Ukrainian language in schools in Ukraine

Ukrainian police officers stand guard during a rally against a bill which would to reduce the use of the Ukrainian language in schools, near the Ukrainian Parliament building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 17 July, 2020. Ukrainians gathered for their protest against adoption of the draft bill № 2362 'On amendments to some legislative acts of Ukraine regarding the teaching of the state language in educational institutions', which provides for the abolition of the transition of students in grades 5-11 of Russian-language schools to the Ukrainian language of instruction from 01 September 2020 and permission to teach several subjects in Russian in all Ukrainian schools, as local media reported.