Radiation and Russian bombs threaten this Ukrainian city, so it’s building schools underground

To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the Russian weapons within striking distance.

By Associated Press
October 31, 2024
AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka
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