For youth in war-torn nations, education suffers profoundly. Schools are destroyed by indiscriminate shelling or deliberately turned into military posts. Children and teachers stay at home, afraid to step on a landmine or be caught in the crossfire of warring parties. The house of learning, envisioned as a safe haven, becomes a target.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
National Geographic: Ukrainian children train for combat
Children dressed in Soviet-Era military uniform carry participate in a rally of supporters of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on September 7, 2017 at the Saur Mogyla Memorial, celebrating the 74th anniversary of Donbas liberation from Fascist-German invaders during WWII, in Torez.
