Displaced Ukrainian children return to school in Lviv

A small group of Ukrainian children have returned to school in the Western city of Lviv. Monday was supposed to be the first day back at school for Ukrainian children after the scheduled school holidays.But many will not be returning to their old classroom: thousands have fled their homes or have left the country.

11-year old Anastasia Strogniy fled with her family to Lviv in Western Ukraine said she likes Lviv and has made some new friends but that being in a new school is "unusual"."I was already used to my classmates, my teachers, my classes in Kharkiv.This school in Lviv is serving as a temporary shelter for IDPs from all over Ukraine, and families on their way to safe haven. The school currently has capacity for about 120 people: there are currently 61 people sheltering in the school's gym and auditorium, of which 7 are children.The school provides food twice a day and remote classes for children.