Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation
Thursday, 31 October 2024 () Most of the Russian weapons that hit the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill in an instant: the drones, the ballistic missiles, the glide bombs, the artillery shells. But Russian soldiers control another weapon they have never deployed, with the potential to be just as deadly: The nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. These twin dangers — bombs and radiation — shadow families in Zaporizhzhia. Most of the youngest residents have never seen the inside of a classroom. Schools that suspended in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic more than four years ago continued online classes after the war started in 2022. So Zaporizhzhia is starting construction on a dozen subterranean schools capable of educating 12,000 students.
In a staggering display of firepower, Russian forces launched over 900 glide bombs, each weighing between 500 kg and 3,000 kg, targeting Ukrainian drone facilities in Zaporozhye. This massive assault..