Three Ukrainian teens begin their final year of high school holding onto hopes for the future
Associated PressUZHHOROD, Ukraine — This week marks the start of the school year in Ukraine, a pivotal time for any student, especially for teenagers in their final year of high school. ‘I am confident that I will have a future’ What 16-year-old Oleksandr Hryshchenko liked most about the summer camp in Uzhhorod, near the western border with Slovakia, was that “there was no focus on the war.” “You relax, talk about what’s been weighing on you during the day,” he said. “People who are farther from the border are still enjoying, celebrating the capture of new villages, but they don’t understand, don’t feel, don’t know what’s happening in the border area,” he said. “I really didn’t want to conform to the Russian education system,” he said. “Before we left, we hoped to be home by November or December, celebrating Christmas and New Year with family,” Valerii said.
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