Thousands of Ukrainian children mark a milestone on Sept. 1 by stepping into a new world of classrooms and learning, with the "first bell" ceremony traditionally marking this transition. Yet this year, the "first bell" was forced underground as Russia pounded Kyiv with aerial attacks for the sixth consecutive day, as across the country, hundreds of thousands of pupils see their school life disrupted by Russia's full-scale war. Nataliia Maievska, the director of a secondary school with an empha

The Kyiv Oblast Military Administration has advised schools in high-risk areas not to hold mass celebrations to mark the start of the new school year on 1 September.

Auch in der Nacht vor dem ersten Schultag hat Russland die Ukraine wieder mit Angriffen überzogen. Zwischen Scherben und Luftalarm versuchen Lehrkräfte und Eltern, den Schulalltag…