Zhytomyr Schools Switch to Remote Learning After Russian Strike on Boiler House
Schools in the Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr that lost heating after a Russian attack on a boiler house are temporarily moving to remote learning. Children from unheated kindergartens will be relocated to other facilities.
Schools in the northwestern Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr that were left without heating after a Russian strike on a boiler house on the evening of 7 November will temporarily switch to remote learning, the Zhytomyr City Council announced. Children from kindergartens without heat will be moved to other preschool institutions for the time being.
How parents will be notified
School administrations will inform parents about the move to remote learning through school chat groups. Parents of kindergarten children affected by the lack of heating will also receive information in chat groups.
Hospitals keep working
City hospitals and outpatient clinics continue to operate, and treatment is not being interrupted. Utility services are working at full capacity to repair the damaged boiler house and restore heat to residential buildings and institutions across the city.
What happened before
On the evening of 7 November, Russia launched a massive drone attack on energy infrastructure in Zhytomyr Oblast. The attack damaged a boiler house in Zhytomyr and destroyed an electrical substation in Ovruch.
