Velykokostromska School in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
At night on October 11, 2022, a russian missile hit the Velykokostromska gymnasium in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Before that, russians had been bombarding the village with multiple rocket launcher Uragans for 7 months. However, this particular strike destroyed the left side of the school entirely.
There was a kindergarten, a craft room and an after-school study room, as well as a gym and sports halls. Today, it is impossible to study at the school, which has turned into a ruin.
“I looked and my gym was gone. The classroom was bombed. We trained in this gym and received diplomas. Nothing is left. No diplomas, nothing. I had a lot of friends and memories there. Now there is nothing left,” Bohdan, a 5th year pupil, recalls that terrible day for the village.
250 pupils lost their school. They grew up early, as they experienced the horrors of war. However, they remain children and miss the lively playtime in the schoolyard. And they hope for the school's revival.