Despite the barrages of Russian missile strikes and resulting power cuts that have become a regular occurrence in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv's 190,000 remaining school children are still expected to attend classes, whether it be online or in person
"If there is no light, it's sometimes hard to see when you are writing," said Yulia, 13, sitting in the front row of an English lesson with around a dozen classmates in a western suburb of the city.
"We really need to hold on for these three weeks," Oleksiy Kurpas, an adviser to the deputy head of Kyiv's city administration, told Reuters in one of the airy yet warm corridors of the Soviet-era school. The official said that about 85% of Kyiv's pre-war school staff remained in the city, compared with 60% of pupils. The other students have moved to safer regions or abroad.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kyiv schools adapt to survive under Russian bombardmentDespite the missile strikes and power cuts that have become a regular occurrence in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv's 190,000 remaining school children are still expected to attend classes, whether online or in person.
Read more »
In Ukraine’s capital, Putin’s attacks don’t dim the resolve to fight RussiaWar and winter have brought new misery to Kyiv after a long summer lull. But if Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goal is to demoralize the population to the point of accepting compromises with Russia, he isn’t succeeding.
Read more »
Russian support for Ukraine war has collapsed in a few monthsPolling commissioned by the Kremlin 'for internal use only' reportedly shows a majority of the public are now in favor of peace talks.
Read more »
Russian warship deployment puts Ukraine on high alert; Belarus says army must prepare for 'defense'Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday night that the country's armed forces are preparing a 'countermeasure' to Russia's offensive operations.
Read more »
Ukraine reveals staggering cost of Russian war: up to 13,000 soldiers deadTop advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy says that between 10,000 and 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in war in rare comment.
Read more »
Russian death toll to hit 90,000 as grisly cost of war revealed: UkraineUkraine's armed forces said on Thursday that 89,440 Russian troops had been killed since the start of the invasion.
Read more »