Construction starts on first underground school in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Education says every seventh school in the country is currently damaged as a result of the full-scale invasion. Over 3,500 educational institutions have suffered some kind of destruction and nearly 400 have been completely destroyed.
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00:00The first underground school is being built in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia,
00:07where it's expected that children will be able to attend classes in autumn.
00:12The school, which is designed to accommodate 500 students, is being built almost seven
00:17meters underground to provide a safe space from the ongoing fighting.
00:21Meanwhile, at the nearby overground school number 88, a radiation shelter is under construction,
00:28which will also double as a secure classroom.
00:49While some parents are wary about sending their children out to school in a country
00:53at war, others say it's important to maintain a sense of normalcy.
01:16Last month, Human Rights Watch said in its Education Under Occupation report that the
01:21Russian invasion had put Ukraine's education system under enormous strain.
01:27Ukraine's deputy minister of education said in February that every seventh school in Ukraine
01:32is currently damaged.
01:35Over 3,500 educational institutions have suffered some kind of destruction and nearly 400 have
01:41been completely destroyed.
01:44He said that attacks on educational infrastructure violate children's rights to an education
01:49and has an impact on socialization and societal integration.
01:54A World Bank report released in February put the cost of Ukraine's recovery and rebuilding
01:59at 378 billion euros over the next decade.