In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, located just 30 kilometers from the front line with Russia, war remains part of everyday life. To protect students from missile strikes and drone attacks, schools have had to adapt. Part of the education system has moved underground. Today, 21 schools operate in specially equipped shelters, protected school facilities, or even in metro stations. A solution that allows children to keep learning despite the war, as FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports.

In Ukraine, war forces schools below ground to keep classes going
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, located just 30 kilometers from the front line with Russia, war remains part of everyday life. To protect students from missile strikes and drone attacks, schools have had to adapt. Part of the education system has moved underground. Today, 21 schools operate in specially equipped shelters, protected school facilities, or even in metro stations. A solution that allows children to keep learning despite the war, as FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports.

In Ukraine, war forces schools below ground to keep classes going
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, located just 30 kilometers from the front line with Russia, war remains part of everyday life. To protect students from missile strikes and drone attacks, schools have had to adapt. Part of the education system has moved underground. Today, 21 schools operate in specially equipped shelters, protected school facilities, or even in metro stations. A solution that allows children to keep learning despite the war, as FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports.

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