Another 15 underground schools and shelters at general secondary education institutions have opened across Ukraine, allowing an additional 5,000 students to attend classes in person.
The Ministry of Education and Science said this in a statement on its website, Ukrinform reports.
"More than 5,000 students will have the opportunity to safely attend in-person classes following the completion of construction and outfitting of 15 underground schools and the major renovation of shelters at general secondary education institutions," the ministry said.
The new and upgraded protective structures provide 4,980 places and are located in communities in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions. A significant number of the facilities are located in communities with high or very high security risks. A total of 5,282 students attend the schools concerned.
The ministry recalled that UAH 5 billion in state subsidies has been allocated in 2026 to equip shelters at general secondary education institutions. The funds are being used to build, reconstruct and carry out major repairs on protective structures, including completing projects launched in previous years.
