(MENAFN- UkrinForm) On 6 March 2023, the Russian army carried out a double strike on School No. 1 in Kramatorsk. Constant shelling and life-threatening conditions forced families to leave the city and seek a place where their children could continue their education. The Perechyn community in the Zakarpattia region became such a refuge: It received the First Kramatorsk Lyceum and provided premises for the school's operation.

The lyceum's principal, Nataliia Tyslenko, recalls the years of forced remote learning:“For these four years, I did not hear children's voices. There was only a screen. I very much want children within these walls to no longer hear air-raid alerts.”

In the Kramatorsk project Ukrinform tells the stories of families who left their homes, shows how the classrooms“came back to life,” and how children sat at their desks for the first time in a long while in a safe environment.

The relocation of the lyceum occurred within the framework of the Shoulder to Shoulder state program, which brings together communities from different regions. The project's lead, Mariana Tomyn, underscores the importance of this partnership:

“The east, west, north, and south are one country. Shoulder to Shoulder is not just a name but a symbol and an expression of the practical work we have carried out together.”

The program's beneficiaries include students, parents, teachers, construction workers, and local residents who took part in restoring the school and supporting displaced families. The footage features stories of children who spent years studying online amid the sound of sirens, accounts of relocation, and scenes from the repair works, where several dozen people labored daily to complete everything in time for the start of the school year.

Construction began in the spring. Within six months, the premises were fully renovated. On 1 September, the school opened its doors to more than 300 students - children from Kramatorsk and other frontline regions, as well as from the local community.

The story of how children regained their school and childhood is told in Ukrinform's project Kramatorsk.

The whole episode will soon be available on Ukrinform's YouTube channel.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Cabinet of Ministers launched a project to strengthen cooperation between rear and frontline communities, introducing, in particular, the concept of an“outpost community,” referring to settlements within a 100-kilometer zone from the line of contact as well as from the border with the Russian Federation and Belarus.

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