Attack on Odesa: education department reports damage to schools and kindergartens
After an attack on Odesa on 23 July, several city educational institutions were damaged. Since the night of the attack, city residents have been dealing with the aftermath.
Olena Buinevych, director of the Department of Education, said that in total, several local educational institutions were damaged: five kindergartens, four schools and two out-of-school educational facilities.
Quote from Buinevych: "Teachers are working since the night, we are doing everything we can to restore the activities of the institutions, but two of them have been severely damaged; they are architectural landmarks, they have been standing unscathed since the 19th century, and they have been recently renovated."
The attack also affected the renovated kindergartens. Two of them were open full-time.
"None of Odesa's educational institutions are military targets, we are preparing them for the new school year," Buinevych said.
Parents and volunteers are currently helping teachers restore educational institutions.
On the night of 22-23 July, the Russians attacked Odesa, damaging the historic city centre. In particular, the Transfiguration Cathedral was destroyed.
The port infrastructure, the House of Scientists, and Zhvanetskyi Boulevard were also damaged. The Odesa Oblast Military Administration reported that the Russians damaged 25 architectural monuments in total.
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