Kyiv schools persevere through attacks and power cuts

STORY: Kyiv’s schools are facing a monumental task:

How will they keep their 190,000 remaining students in class?

Whether it's online or in person, the children are expected to attend classes through missile strikes and power cuts.

Fourth grader Dariaa Kosova says she wishes there was no war whatsoever.

She's terrified of the air raid sirens, but still wants to attend classes in person.

"There's more opportunity to study like regular children," she says.

Schools, like nearly all buildings in the capital, are experiencing power cuts from Russia’s missile barrages on its power grid – a regular occurrence since October.

Some students have been forced to attend online classes due to a city-wide shortfall of school bomb shelters.

City officials are insistent that students will be able to finish the semester - which ends on December 23rd.

Yaroslav Palii is the co-owner of this school.

He says he's committed to keeping the school open - no matter the circumstances.

Two generators have been purchased to help keep the kitchen running - and feed the students through power disruptions.

85% of Kyiv's pre-war school staff remain in the city - compared to 60% of students.

Many children have relocated to safer regions - or abroad.

But the wider situation is bleak: nearly half of Ukraine's power grid has been wrecked by Moscow...

And Ukraine says it expects further attacks.