Faced with the constant threat of Russian air strikes, officials in eastern Ukraine's Kharkiv region have begun building heavily fortified underground schools that will allow children to safely return to in-person studies as Moscow's invasion grinds on.
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    Schools in the region of around 2.5 million people, which borders Russia, were forced into online learning after the Kremlin’s February 2022 invasion.

    Kharkiv is frequently targeted by Russian missiles, drones and artillery, with the governor reporting on Thursday that settlements in three different districts had been struck over the previous 24 hours.

    More are planned by the end of next year, Korotovskykh said, adding that 817 educational facilities across the Kharkiv region had been damaged or ruined during Russia’s invasion.

    On a recent morning, workers welded together layers of steel reinforcing wire and poured cement, occasionally to the sound of the air-raid sirens that regularly ring out.

    The spaces will be equipped with fully functional ventilation, plumbing and heating systems, said Serhiy Petrulyanis, whose construction firm is building one of the schools.

    Ukrainians are now bracing for another winter of likely Russian air strikes targeting critical infrastructure, which last year caused widespread blackouts across the country.

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