Classrooms in Sumy Oblast move underground as Russian shelling damages 165 schools
Russian attacks have damaged 165 schools in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast since the full-scale invasion began. Thirteen underground schools are already operating, nine are under construction and 14 more are being designed.
Classrooms in Sumy Oblast, a region in northeastern Ukraine bordering Russia, are increasingly being moved underground. The reason is Russian shelling, which has damaged 165 schools in the region since the start of the full-scale invasion, Euromaidan Press reports.
The network of underground schools is still being built up. Thirteen such schools are already operating, nine are under construction and another 14 are at the design stage. Counting all three stages, that comes to 36 underground schools.
The source gives no further details, such as the extent of the damage, how many children attend the underground schools or what the construction costs.
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