A new school year has started in Ukraine but thousands of children in the war-torn east are unable to attend because of ongoing clashes with pro-Russia rebels. In Ukraine’s capital, patriotic education has become the norm along with donations to support injured security forces fighting to take back rebel-held areas.
Schoolchildren across most of Ukraine mark the first day of classes with patriotic performances and gifts of flowers for their teachers.
But, unlike in the capital, authorities say over 900 schools in the rebel-held, war-torn east are still closed because of fighting.
Kyiv’s mayor, former boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, says about 4,500 children …read more
Source: Voice of America
