Covid then the invasion meant Kharkiv could offer little in-person education. Now a scheme brings it deep underground
Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates
In a cheerfully decorated classroom in Kharkiv, 30km (19 miles) from the Russian border, a screen behind the teacher proclaimed the date to be “21 September: international day of peace”.
The children’s day had begun far from peacefully: just after 5.30am, the air raid sirens sounded and six Russian S300 surface-to-air missiles hit the eastern Ukrainian city.
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