School for Ukrainian refugee children

 

Anastasiia Konovalova of Odesa, Ukraine, teaches an English class to young Ukrainian refugee children at a high school called Mihai Viteazul National College in Bucharest on April 6.

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Ukraine invasion — explained

A teacher set up a school for Ukrainian refugee children in Romania

Updated April 17, 20228:46 AM ET 

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BUCHAREST, Romania — In the courtyard of an elite high school here, a group of mothers stand around waiting for their children to finish up their classes.

Soon, primary school students pour out of the building, some running into their mothers' legs, others showing off their new turquoise backpacks — UNICEF printed on them in bright white.

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Looking out over the courtyard, making sure all the students find their families, is Anastasiia Konovalova.

Just over a month ago, Konovalova, 30, was the head teacher of the Ostrovok Primary School in Odesa, Ukraine. But when Russia invaded Ukraine, Konovalova decided she needed to leave the country.

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