Several schools and kindergartens in Kyiv were damaged in a Russian attack on the night of 21-22 October. As a result, some educational institutions are switching to remote learning or operate as invincibility centres [heated premises stocked with food and power banks to assist residents facing hardships due to power cuts – ed.].

Source: Olena Fidanian, Head of the Department of Education and Science of the Kyiv City Administration

Details: Fidanian posted photos of the damaged institutions, showing shattered windows in several schools and kindergartens after the overnight attack. She added that staff members have joined clean-up efforts.

Background:

• On the night of 21-22 October, Russia launched a combined strike on Ukrainian cities, killing six people, including two children, and injuring dozens more.
• Drone debris fell in the courtyard of a residential building in Kyiv as a result of the Russian attack on the night of 21-22 October.
• In Kyiv Oblast, the Russians killed a woman, 38, and her two children – a six-month-old baby and a 12-year-old girl.
• Russia has also launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing emergency power cuts in most regions. An energy facility in Odesa Oblast has sustained significant damage.

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