Five underground schools will be built in the city of Zaporizhzhia and the Zaporizhzhia district. Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "We will construct the first five underground schools in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once In a significant development for education amidst conflict, the Education Ministry has sanctioned the building of the initial five underground schools in Zaporizhzhia Oblast,

Three schools will be built in the regional center of Zaporizhzhia, and the other two elsewhere in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Five underground schools will be built in the city of Zaporizhzhia and in the Zaporizhzhia district. This was announced by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov. He said that the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine approved the first projects.

"Ukraine's Education Ministry approved first projects," he said. "There are more of them ahead, and the total amount of subvention from the state is up to $12.5 million." Read also: Zaporizhzhia to open underground schools by September Underground schools will serve as education hubs for kids in multiple regional center districts and oblast