Displaced Ukrainian Children Head Back To School — In Siberia

Friday, August 29 , 2014 - 19:17 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

Thousands of children displaced by the fighting in eastern Ukraine are preparing for their first day of school in Russia. In Tomsk, Siberia, many displaced families are scrambling to enroll their children in local schools. Most rely on donations to provide their children with backpacks, uniforms, and other school supplies. (Melanie Batchina, RFE/RL’s Russian Service) …read more

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