The fire drill we have every month is usually met with complaining and an annoyed attitude. However, though students are made to stand in the cold and the walk outside is so loud a headache is promised, it’s just a drill. We all come back inside, and continue with our lesson as nothing happened. The students in Ukraine however have not had a drill for quite some time. Everytime they hear the siren, they are faced with an all too real danger. The belongings they leave behind are ones they might never see again. The task they were in the middle of might not ever be completed.

Since the beginning of the full scale invasion in Ukraine, 1,300 educational institutions have been damaged and 180 completely demolished. “No school” sounds like a lot of fun until schools become one of the most dangerous places to be. Russia has been purposefully targeting large capacity civilian buildings throughout the nearly 2 years of a full out war. Schools meet the description, alongside a perk of being populated by mostly younger generations, so they are currently wanted targets on Russia's military’s radar. Due to that, in 2022 schools went remote and students continued their studies dispersed throughout various cities and countries.