The full Russian invasion of Ukraine began soon after the COVID pandemic started to slow down. For the Ukrainian children, thus, the impediments to accessing convenient education continued even after they disappeared for the rest of the world, and some additional problems emerged. The paper explores the educational challenges, which children and their parents face in Ukraine, including safety, disruptions by air strike alarms, online education, lack of teachers many of whom have left the country, etc. It also explains what solutions to these problems are being offered by the central government and local authorities. These solutions include building additional shelters, establishing underground schools, enhancing online experiences, etc. The presentation is supplied with illustrations and pictures taken by the author.

Authors:
Cyril Hovorun, University College Stockholm, Sweden

About the Presenter(s)
Professor Cyril Hovorun is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at University College Stockholm in Sweden

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