In Ukraine’s Kharkiv, 20,000 children go underground to study
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Twenty thousand Ukrainian children attend school in underground subway tunnels for protection from Russian attacks.
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In Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, 20,000 children are attending classes in underground subway schools for protection from Russian attacks that have killed dozens of children in the area. The underground educational facilities provide safety from ongoing Russian assaults targeting the city.
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Underground subway schools have been established to protect children from ongoing Russian strikes.
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