“Russian troops have completely ruined 180 schools in Ukraine. Meanwhile, over 1,300 educational institutions were damaged,” Ukrainian Education and Science Minister Oksen Lisovyi told a press conference, Report informs via Ukrinform.
“Today we have 180 schools that have been ruined completely. More than 300 educational institutions were destroyed, and over 1,300 damaged and liable to expert assessment, whether they can be rebuilt or not,” Lisovyi told.
“75% of schools are provided with bomb shelters, but this does not mean that 75% of pupils can resume studies. It is about 9,000 schools, and we have 13,000 schools in total. Our priority is to resume [offline] studies, where it is allowed for security reasons. In the regions close to the areas of hostilities, classes will be conducted online,” Lisovyi noted.